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Creamed Corn

December 1, 2011 By Renee 7 Comments

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Here in the South we love corn. Every Southern style restaurant has it on the menu and the majority of the time it is creamed corn. When made right, it is delicious and nothing like the awful canned creamed corn. The best is made from fresh corn while it is in season. The kernels are cut right from the cob and every bit of milk from the cob is scraped off and used.

Creamed Corn

So what to do when corn is not in season? If you are like me, you did not buy extra corn last summer and freeze it. Probably should have but too late now. I discovered the next best thing to use – frozen corn. I use Birdseye® Baby Gold & White Corn from the freezer section because I like the mixture of both white and yellow corn for this dish.

After defrosting, a few pulses using the knife blade in the food processor and it is like I cut it from the cob myself. When you cut corn from the cob for creamed corn, you cut half the kernel and then go back and cut off the remainder. With this method, the key is to chop the kernels slightly with the food processor. Do not over process and get it to mush. It should look like this:

Corn chopped in food processor

The recipe does not have cream as an ingredient. Sounds strange right? It is more a reference to the creaminess of the corn. Some people refer to it as skillet corn (it is cooked in a skillet). Only butter, corn, water, milk, flour, salt, and pepper are the ingredients. Simple. The true flavor of the corn is the highlight of this dish – a delicious side to any meal.

Corn is a staple in the South. Creamed corn is one of the ways we enjoy it. What is your favorite way to cook corn?

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Creamed Corn

A recipe for Southern style creamed corn using frozen corn and made in a skillet (also known as skillet corn).
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American Southern
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Renee

Ingredients

  • 14 ounce bag frozen corn kernels thawed
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Put thawed corn in a food processor fitted with a knife blade. Pulse 4 or 5 times to break up the corn kernels. Do not over process (think as if cutting kernels in half).
  2. Put corn in a bowl and stir in water. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  3. In a non-stick skillet melt butter, add corn, and stir together. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until corn is cooked through, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper to taste (not much is needed for sweeter flavor).
  4. Stir flour into milk. Add a little of the milk/flour mixture at a time to slightly thicken corn. You may not need to use it all. It should be creamy and not too thick. Cook for an additional 1-3 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve warm.

Recipe Notes

A recipe for Southern style creamed corn using frozen corn and made in a skillet (also known as skillet corn).

 

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  1. amy @ fearless homemaker says

    December 1, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    looks tasty! we ate this all the time growing up + believe it or not, i’ve never tried to make it myself. now that i have a recipe, i think i shall soon. =)

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    • Renee says

      December 1, 2011 at 4:38 pm

      Oh good. It is the right size for a small family too. You can easily double it if needed. I have actually tripled it too. Takes a big skillet though.

      Reply
  2. BigFatBaker says

    December 3, 2011 at 12:22 am

    Creamed corn is a favorite of mine, but I am sad to say I always think of the canned version. I need to try your homemade recipe asap. It’s a perfect side dish on these cold nights too 🙂

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    • Renee says

      December 3, 2011 at 8:14 am

      No more canned version for you. Once you try this you won’t go back.

      Reply
  3. XAN says

    February 5, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    I NEED TO KNOW IF I PUT THE CREAMED CORN IN THE FOOD PROCCESOR WILL IT PULVERIZE THE CORN……. I WANT TO USE IT IN A CLAM CHOWDER …BUT I CAN NOT EAT WHOLE CORN……OTHERWISE I WILL ELEMINATE FROM THE SOUP…

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    • Renee says

      February 5, 2013 at 3:17 pm

      Use the pulse button on the food processor and only press it a few times to chop up the corn instead of pulverizing it.

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  4. Beverly Corrie says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:22 am

    My mother-in-Law made creamed corm from the cob add milk, butter them use some corn starch to thicken it. My mom use cream of corm add crackers and butter it my flavor one.

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