Bacon Fried Corn Food

SOUTHERN FRIED CORN WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron skillet, cook the bacon over medium-high heat. Cook until nice and crisp.
• Remove the bacon from the skillet leaving the bacon grease in the skillet. Chop the bacon into bite-sized pieces.
• Add the onions to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes or until translucent.
• Add the corn, sugar, butter, salt, and pepper, and cook for 10 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the bacon and check for seasoning before serving. Enjoy!

FRIED CORN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large pan. Cook over medium high heat until browned and crisp.
• Remove the bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon and set on a paper towel to drain.
• Drain grease off pan until approximately 1 tablespoon remains.
• Add the onion to the bacon grease. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until translucent.
• Add the corn, sugar, salt and pepper to the pan.
• Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until corn starts to caramelize and brown on the edges.
• Stir the bacon back into the corn. Top with chives and serve.

SPICY FRIED CORN WITH BACON AND CHIPOTLE

Steps:

• Slice corn kernels off cob. Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. If pan looks very greasy, spoon off some bacon fat if desired.
• Stir corn into skillet and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in chipotle and salt. Add 2 tablespoons water and cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan, and simmering until thickened. Stir in cilantro and serve, topped with a dollop of sour cream if you like.

BACON-WRAPPED CORN

Steps:

• Wrap each ear of corn with a bacon strip; place on a piece of heavy-duty foil. Sprinkle with chili powder. Wrap securely, twisting ends to make handles for turning., Grill corn, covered, over medium heat 20-25 minutes or until corn is tender and bacon is cooked, turning once.

GRANDMA'S BACON FAT CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Whisk the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl. Whisk the buttermilk and eggs together in a medium bowl. Fold the wet ingredients into the cornmeal mixture until just combined; set aside.
• Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat. When the skillet is smoking-hot, turn off the heat and add the fat, carefully stirring it around the pan as it melts. Pour the melted fat into the cornmeal batter and stir to combine. (Do not wipe out the skillet.) Pour the cornmeal mixture into the hot skillet (batter will sizzle) and bake until the edges are golden brown and the center bounces back when pressed with a finger, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FRIED FRESH CORN WITH BACON GREASE

Steps:

• This takes a while to prepare as corn must be cleaned of husk and silk.
• Then slice corn off the cob.
• Cook 2 strips of bacon. retain 2 tablespoons of bacon grease, add corn and 1/2 cup of water, and 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and cook till liquid is mostly gone.
• Season with salt and pepper as desired.
• Top with crumbled bacon and stir.
• Can add onions or peppers to enhance flavors.

FRIED CORN

Steps:

• Over a large cast-iron skillet (or a nice, heavy skillet), cut and scrape the corn off the cobs so that you get the milky corn liquid. Add the onions to the skillet. Turn the heat to high.
• Add the bacon drippings and 1/4 cup of the butter to the skillet. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for 3 minutes, browning the corn before stirring. Reduce the heat to medium.
• Stir in the milk and continue cooking until the milk is absorbed. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of butter. Cook until the butter is melted and mixed throughout.

BUTTERY FRIED CORN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Remove corn from cobs by using a corn grater or knife, and mash the whole kernels a little.
• Slice bacon into 1-inch pieces. Cook bacon until brown in a large skillet. Remove bacon from skillet and add 1/2 stick butter to bacon grease.
• Over medium-high heat, pour in the corn. Fry in the grease and butter mixture.
• Lower the temperature and cook for 5 minutes, then put on simmer until corn is done, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add black pepper and salt to taste.
• If corn seems too dry, add a little milk or water.

FRIED CORN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Slice corn off of cob and scrape cob to release the milk, Set aside.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble and set aside.
• Retain 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease in the pan and fry pepper just until softened. Add the corn and cook until tender. Stir in the crumbled bacon and cook 1 more minute.

SKILLET FRIED CORN

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown, but still soft. Stir in onion and green bell peppers, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low. Stir corn into skillet, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Do not drain grease from bacon - that is the secret to the flavor.

SKILLET CORN WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Stand 1 ear of corn upright, pointed end down, in a large bowl and cut kernels from cob using a sharp paring knife. Scrape any remaining corn with its milk from cob into bowl using back edge of knife and discard cob. Remove kernels from remaining ears in same manner.
• Cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet (2 inches deep) over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes, then transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Cook onion in fat remaining in skillet over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add corn, garlic, and water (skillet will be very full) and cook over moderately high heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until corn is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in scallion and salt and pepper to taste, then sprinkle with bacon.