Grilled Corn Maque Choux Food

CORN MAQUE CHOUX (FRIED CORN)

Steps:

• In the skillet, heat the butter over medium low heat until melted.
• Add the onion and saute until wilted but not brown.
• Add the bell peppers and the corn and stir to coat everything with butter, sprinkle with some salt, pepper, and cayenne, and continue cooking over med-low heat, stirring frequently, until all liquid (if any) completely evaporates, the vegetables start to take on a slight caramalization and the whole room smells really, really good.
• (This should take about 20 minutes).
• Taste, adjust the seasonings if you need to, and serve.
• Note: I say to use a cast iron skillet because, as with cornbread, I believe this dish suffers in flavor if it is not cooked in one.
• However, if you don't have one, you can use another skillet- just know that it would be much better cooked in a cast iron skillet.

KICKED UP CORN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the corn, onions, bell peppers, jalapeno, Essence, and salt, and cook, stirring, until soft, for 10 minutes. Add the cream and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and serve hot.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

CRAWFISH MIRLITON CORN MACQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Heat butter in medium saucepot. Add corn and saute for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, onion, bell pepper, celery, and tomatoes. Turn heat up and cook until all of the chicken stock has evaporated. Add garlic, Cajun seasoning, salt, hot sauce, and heavy cream. Bring to a boil. Add mirlitons and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add crawfish tails and simmer for 10 minutes or until cream starts to reduce and thicken. Add parsley and green onions and stir to combine. Serve with rice, pasta, or polenta.

CAJUN CORN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• 1. Cut the kernels off of the corn into a large bowl. Using the back of the knife, scrape the sweet corn milk from the cobs to extract about 3 tablespoons and add it to the bowl. Set aside.
• 2. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until the fat renders and the bacon is crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate and set aside. Add the butter to the skillet and when melted, add the celery, bell peppers and onions. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 15 minutes. Add the milk, scallion whites, garlic, tomatoes and corn. Cook until thickened, 10 minutes.
• 3. Serve garnished with the scallion greens and reserved bacon.

CAJUN TASSO CORN MAQUE CHOUX WITH GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat. Shuck the corn, being sure to remove all the silk. Season the ears with some olive oil, salt and black pepper. Grill, rotating the ears regularly, so as to char but not scorch, 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve.
• Dice the Tasso into approximately 1-centimeter cubes. Heat a large, heavy Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the Tasso with a little bit of canola oil and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until evenly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove and reserve, leaving any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
• Add a little more canola oil to the Dutch oven. Add the garlic, celery, jalapenos, onions and bell pepper and sautee until the onions are sweated, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the wine and simmer, scraping up the bits from the bottom of the pan, until all the wine has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add the bay leaves, thyme, red pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon paprika, 2 teaspoons cayenne, 2 teaspoons chili powder and some salt and black pepper. Stir.
• Using a knife, cut the kernels off the corn cobs, then milk the cobs using the back of the knife. Add the corn to the Dutch oven. Reserve about 50 pieces of Tasso, then add the rest to the Dutch oven. Add the heavy cream and butter, stir and bring to a simmer. Cook the mixture until thickened with a slight creamed corn consistency, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaves.
• Combine 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper, 2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon cayenne and 1 teaspoon chili powder in a small bowl. Toss the shrimp with 1/4 cup olive oil on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the shrimp on both sides with the spice rub. Grill the shrimp over medium heat until pink and slightly charred, but not overcooked, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• To serve: Place 1 tablespoon of corn maque choux in an Asian soup spoon. Top with a grilled shrimp and a piece of the reserved Tasso. Garnish with some green onion. Repeat with the remaining maque choux, shrimp and Tasso.

CORN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Using high heat combine 4 T butter, oil, onions, sugar, pepper, salt, cayenne, and corn in a large skillet or frying pan. Cook until corn is tender and starch forms a crust on the pan bottom, about 14 to 16 minutes. Stir occasionally and stir more as it starts to stick.
• Gradually add 1 C of the stock, scraping the pan bottom and continue cooking 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add 4 T butter and stir. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently and scraping pan bottom.
• Reduce heat to low and cook 8-10 minutes, stirring once or twice. Add 1/4 C stock and cook 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the remaining 1 C stock and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in 1/2 C evaporated milk and continue to cook and stir until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• In a bowl, combine eggs and the remaining 1/2 C evaporated milk. Beat until frothy. Stir into the corn and serve. Heat from the corn will cook the eggs, but will not curdle.

VEGETARIAN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Remove the husks from corn; scrub with a stiff brush to remove silks.
• Rinse.
• Use a sharp knife to remove corn from cobs, cutting two-thirds of the way to the cob.
• Scrape cobs with a dull edge of a knife.
• (You should have about 4 cups.) In a 3-quart saucepan, cook onion and green pepper in butter or margarine about 5 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in corn, tomato, salt, black pepper, and red pepper.
• Cover and cook over low heat about 20 minutes or until corn is tender.
• Season to taste.
• Enjoy!
• Makes 6 side-dish servings.

CRAWFISH CORN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Place the corn in a food processor or blender and process until the kernels are chopped and resemble cream-style corn. Set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven over high heat, melt the margarine.
• Add the onions, bell pepper, and celery and saute for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the corn, milk, and stock.
• Cook, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes.
• Spray the inside of a large skillet with nonstick spray and place over high heat.
• Add the crawfish, green onions, salt and pepper.
• Saute for 5 minutes, then add the corn mixture.
• Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.

GRILLED MAQUE CHOUX (A CAJUN SUCCOTASH)

Steps:

• grill 2 ears of the corn directly over the heat until black-speckled on all sides.
• grill the peppers until quite blacked on all sides and place in a plastic bag to steam for 15 to 20 minutes.
• slice the corn off the cob (about half way down the kernels) and using the back of a knife, scrub the juicy remains of the corn kernels into a bowl.
• Do the same with the grilled corn.
• Remove most of the blackened skin from the peppers, seed and chop.
• Cook the onion and corn in a large cast iron skillet, stirring for 15 minutes.
• If too dry or if corn is sticking, add chicken broth to adjust.
• Add the peppers and milk and continue to cook while scraping and stirring about 5 minutes more.
• Season to taste and serve.

CORN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Shuck the corn and remove all of the silk.
• Using a sharp knife, cut the corn off the ears into a large bowl. Set aside.
• Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces. Fry in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until crisp, being careful not to overcook.
• Remove bacon from skillet with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Add the onions and red bell peppers to the skillet with the bacon drippings and sauté until the onions are translucent.
• Add the garlic and corn and sauté, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt, freshly ground black pepper, and a dash of sugar.
• Pour in the cream and bring to a boil.
• Immediately reduce heat and simmer until cream reduces and thickens slightly, about 5 minutes more.
• Crumble the bacon and stir into the corn.
• Serve immediately.

GRILLED-CORN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
• Brush corn with sesame oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Grill until slightly charred, turning occasionally with tongs, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer to work surface and cool.
• Cut corn kernels off cobs and place in medium bowl.
• Saute bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp and brown.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.
• Pour off all but 3 tablespoons bacon drippings from skillet.
• Add onion and garlic to drippings in skillet.
• Saute until onion is almost tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add bell pepper, tomato, corn, and bacon.
• Stir 2 minutes.
• Add cream; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until cream thickens enough to coat vegetables, stirring often, about 15 minutes.
• Season to taste. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Rewarm before continuing).
• Mix in green onions and serve.