Welcome to the easiest summer side dish EVER! Fresh sweet corn season will soon be leaving us, but it’s still going strong here in Iowa so I have no qualms with posting this recipe. And it’s colorful and cheery yellow and everything I need right now to prepare to say goodbye to summer.
I don’t even like bourbon but I LOVED this recipe. The bourbon adds a very subtle earthiness and depth in the background without the taste of alcohol.
Sweet corn is really the star here-it’s complemented by sautéed shallots, garlic and sweet pepper, which support the sweet corn without overshadowing the flavor of that beautiful corn. A healthy splash of bourbon and a lot of cream (it is creamed corn, after all…don’t be shy about it) makes this super luscious. Finish the dish with tons of scallions and chives for that fresh, oniony pop and you’re done! Your actual hands-on time is less than 10 minutes, with a few quick stirs here and there.
Can I tell you what one of the hardest parts of food blogging is? It seems silly, but it is so difficult to pick out what pictures to share with you! I try to take less than 50 pictures per recipe-partly because it’s a lot of work, and partly because it’s less stressful when I go through the photos to decide what makes the cut. Sure, there’s often a good amount that are immediate no’s, but then I get down to the granular level and there’s minuscule differences in photos and ahhhhhhhh!!! I just can’t decide. Sometimes a spoon is here…or there…or a piece of green onion is is one spot and then another…or the angle is slightly different…or (I could go on and on and on).
This is why you see so many pictures in my posts that basically look the same, but might be at slightly different angles or with a spoon moved to another spot. It’s because I found something in each photo that I just couldn’t live without posting…and I’m dangerously indecisive in this regard. Bear with me, I’m working on it!
Make this before that sweet summer corn is gone!! It would be perfect for Labor Day.
And if you’re having a major craving for this in a few months when all we have is frozen corn to remind us of what we’ve lost (until next season), still make this and get back to me on how it turns out!
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Wow it looks fabulous! Following for more great recipes. Thanks for sharing! I recently made flan and it was fantastic. Here is the recipe if you’d like to give it a try too ?
https://thesweetworldsite.wordpress.com/2018/08/28/flan/
Thank you so much!
Hi there is the corn precooked or straight from the cob uncooked? I assume uncooked but want to make sure. thanks!!
Hi Caitlin! The corn goes in raw. Enjoy!