Corn Custard With Chorizo And Mushrooms Food

CORN CUSTARD WITH CHORIZO AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter baking dish.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chorizo, stirring occasionally, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain briefly, then transfer chorizo to baking dish. Reserve fat in skillet.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to fat in skillet and heat over moderately high heat, then sauté mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms are browned, about 8 minutes. Add chile and sauté, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Transfer to baking dish with chorizo.
• Purée 2 cups corn with cream cheese, cornmeal, and sugar in a food processor until as smooth as possible (mixture will still be grainy).
• Whisk together eggs, milk, and salt in a large bowl until combined well. Whisk in corn purée, scallions, 1 1/2 cups cheese, and remaining 2 cups corn until combined. Pour mixture into baking dish and sprinkle evenly with remaining cup cheese.
• Bake until puffed, set, and golden, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool slightly before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEF JOHN'S CREAMY CORN CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter six 6-ounce glass or ceramic ramekins. Set ramekins into a 2-inch deep baking dish.
• Place corn into a large saucepan and stir in cream, salt, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a simmer and remove from heat; stir in milk.
• Transfer corn mixture to a blender and pulse several times to get the mixture moving. Blend on high speed until smooth and creamy.
• Whisk egg yolks with eggs until smooth in a mixing bowl. Slowly whisk about 1/4 cup hot corn mixture into eggs until the corn mixture is incorporated. Repeat several times more until all the corn mixture is combined with eggs.
• Divide corn mixture equally into the 6 ramekins. Pour hot tap water into the baking dish to come about halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until custards are just set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let custards cool for about 10 minutes before serving in ramekins or unmolding onto serving plates. To unmold, insert a knife between the custard and the ramekin, go around the edge with knife to loosen, and turn over onto a plate to unmold.

CORNBREAD-CHORIZO STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Remove the stems from 24 large cremini mushrooms (finely chop the stems for the filling).
• Wipe the caps clean with a damp paper towel, then toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt. Arrange on a baking sheet.
• Cook 4 ounces fresh chorizo (casing removed) in a skillet with olive oil over medium heat, breaking up the meat, until no longer pink, 4 minutes. Add the chopped mushroom stems and 1/4 cup each finely chopped celery and yellow bell pepper; season with salt. Cook until just tender, about 5 minutes. Let cool, then mix with 1 1/2 cups crumbled cornbread, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar, 1/4 cup each chopped parsley and scallions, and 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeno. Divide among the mushroom caps.
• Bake until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then remove from the baking sheet.

GRILLED CORN AND CHORIZO QUESO

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan over medium to medium-high heat.
• Place a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the chorizo and begin to brown it as it heats up.
• Meanwhile, toss the corn, jalapenos and onion with the olive oil. Season with the fajita seasoning and a pinch of salt and pepper. Place on the grill pan and cook until grill marks form and the vegetables have softened, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Set aside.
• Once the chorizo is browned, after 7 to 8 minutes, drain off all but a couple of tablespoons of the fat. Add the diced cheese, tomatoes and green chiles and chopped green chiles, juices and all. Cook, stirring occasionally, while the cheese melts and everything comes together.
• While the cheese is melting, remove the corn from the cob and dice the onion and jalapenos. Stir the vegetables into the queso.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. Serve immediately with chips or transfer to a crockpot and keep on low until ready to eat.

CORN CUSTARD

Steps:

• Sprinkle corn and red pepper in greased 6 cup shallow casserole dish.
• Whisk together eggs, sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper; pour over corn mixture.
• Bake in 350f degrees oven for 1 hour or until top is golden brown and slightly puffed.

MEXICAN CHORIZO AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook and crumble chorizo over medium heat until cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove chorizo to paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in pan., In drippings, saute onion and the red and poblano peppers over medium heat until tender, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended; cook and stir 3 minutes. Gradually stir in broth., Add potatoes and corn; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes. Stir in sour cream and chorizo; heat through. If desired, serve with cheese and cilantro.

CHORIZO, ROASTED CORN, AND CURRANT DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut bread into 1/2-inch pieces and spread evenly in a shallow baking pan. Toast bread in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10 to 15 minutes, and transfer croutons to a large bowl.
• Increase temperature to 400°F.
• In shallow baking pan put 1 tablespoon oil and add corn, turning it to coat. Season corn with salt and roast in middle of oven, turning it once halfway through roasting, about 30 minutes. Cool corn to room temperature. Cut corn kernels from cobs and transfer to a bowl.
• Cut chorizo into 1/2-inch cubes. Coarsely chop onion and celery and in a large skillet cook in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add vegetables and any butter remaining in skillet to corn. In skillet cook chorizo in remaining tablespoon oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and with a slotted spoon transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• To croutons add corn mixture, chorizo, and all remaining ingredients except water, tossing to combine well, and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle water over dressing and toss to evenly distribute. Transfer dressing to a 4-quart shallow casserole dish. Dressing may be made up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Bake dressing, covered, in middle of oven until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover dressing and bake until top is crisp, about 15 minutes more. Makes about 12 cups, serving 6 generously.

CORN CUSTARD WITH HERBED MUSHROOMS (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• split 1 tbsp of butter between four 5 or 6 ounce custard cups and butter insides well.
• use breadcrumbs to coat insides of all four dishes completely.
• with a serrated knife, cut the corn kernels off of the cobs and place into a 2 cup glass measuring cup (there should be about 1 cup of corn).
• add 1 tbsp of butter, cover with wax paper and cook in microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until butter is just melted.
• in large bowl combine eggs and cornstarch with whisk until smooth.
• add half and half, sugar, salt, cayenne, pepper, cheese,1 tbsp chives and the corn butter mixture.
• stir untill combined.
• divide in custard bowls.
• place bowls 1 inch apart in microwave.
• cook, uncovered on medium for 10 to 14 minutes or until custards are firm and a knife inserted close to the center comes out clean (rearrange cups if needed after 5 minutes).
• let stand for 5 minutes.
• meanwhile place ramaining 2 tbsp of butter, chives, mushrooms, parsley, and lemon juice in a 2 qt microwaveable casserole dish and cook, uncovered on high for 2-4 minutes, stirring after one minute.
• to serve run a thin knife around the edge of each cup, turn out onto four small plates and spoon mushroom mixture around each.

CREAMY CORN CUSTARD

Steps:

• Place cream, sugar and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugars are dissolved. Cut corn from cobs; add corn to saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 10 minutes. Transfer corn mixture to a blender; cover and process until pureed. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl; set aside., In a large saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in milk and strained corn mixture. Pour into eight 4-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Refrigerate, covered, until set, 5 hours or overnight., In a small bowl, combine berries, lemon zest and juice. Sprinkle custards with raw sugar; top with berries and mint.