Kittencal's Milk Boiled Corn on the Cob

"A method I have been using for over 30 years, you will never boil corn in just water again once you try this, this method produces a very tender and sweet corn on the cob, I promise! --- do not add in any salt to the water as it will make the corn tough"
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

  • 6 -8 ears corn, husks and silk removed
  • water
  • 1 cup milk
  • 14 cup whipping cream, unwhipped (or use 1-1/4 cups milk)
  • 13 cup sugar (can use more sugar)
  • 14 cup butter (optional, add to the water)
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directions

  • Fill a large stock pot half full with water (use a large enough pot to hold all the corn).
  • Add in the cream, milk, sugar and butter.
  • Bring to a boil, then add in the corn cobs.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer and allow corn to cook for 7-8 minutes or until just tender, depending on size of corn try not to over cook the corn as it will become tough.
  • Using long tongs remove and place on a plate or in a bowl, then cover with foil until ready to serve.
  • Serve with butter and salt to taste.
  • Delicious!

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Reviews

  1. Just okay.....taste just like it does in regular water.
     
  2. Delicious! Very moist. you can't go wrong with a kittencal recipe
     
  3. I have always slathered butter on my corn on the cob, but with this recipe, I didn't need it at all. It made packaged (not frozen) corn on the cob taste fresh and delicious. I can't even imagine what it will be like with fresh corn this summer!
     
  4. I have recently quit eating sugar so I made the recipe without it last nite it was sill the best corn I ever had!!!!! Thank You!!!!
     
  5. Made this for the first time last night. I made 6 ears and my son ate 4. It was excellent. I did add a bit of salt to mine after cooking but only b/c I like the sweet salty taste.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Maybe my expectations were too high as I was really excited about this method of cooking corn on the cob - I had never heard of this way before! The corn was definitely tender, and more so, than I think it would have been with just water & salt; however, I do not think it was necessarily all that sweeter. And I even used extra heavy cream in place of milk. I'm not convinced that using these extra ingredients changes the corn that much for someone on a very strict monetary budget [& who doesn't normally drink milk (hence why I just bought the h.cream & used it in place of the milk]. Still I would do this again though, especially if I thought my corn was going to be tough & I didn't have to worry about money, but not every time. Maybe I already had really naturally sweet corn too! Thanks for another exciting recipe Kittencal!!
     

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