Southern Fried Corn Recipe
How to Make the Best Southern Fried Corn
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 8 ears of corn
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease
- 4 tablespoons butter more if you need it
- salt if you need it
- 1 to 2 tablespoons black pepper
- splash of heavy cream
Instructions
- Cut the corn off the cob with a sharp knife.
- Using the sharpest knife, cut down into the cob to get the milk of the corn.
- Heat up the bacon grease and add two tablespoons of softened butter.
- If you like the corn to be a bit caramelized, cook longer, stir less frequently.
- If you like corn to be creamier, cook for about ten minutes, and at the end add the remaining two tablespoons butter.
- At this point, you can add a splash of heavy cream if you want a creamier corn.
- Add a little bit of salt, and a lot of black pepper.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Reserve cobs for making corn broth. Boil in water and reserve corn broth to add to soups, stews, casseroles.