John Copes Stewed Corn Food

CREAM OF COPE'S CORN SOUP WITH SHRIMP AND WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook corn and make soup:
• Cook onion in butter in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over medium-low heat, stirring, until softened. Add corn, heavy cream, and 6 cups stock and bring to a boil.
• Wrap parsley, thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns in cheesecloth and tie with string to make a bouquet garni. Add to pot with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and simmer, covered, 45 minutes.
• Discard bouquet garni, then purée corn mixture in batches in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), about 2 minutes per batch. Strain soup as puréed through a fine-mesh sieve into a large heavy saucepan, pressing on and then discarding solids.
• Return soup to a simmer, stirring occasionally, and keep warm over low heat. Thin with additional stock if necessary.
• Cook mushrooms and shrimp:
• Trim mushrooms, discarding any dark gills and tough stems, then slice or tear into bite-size pieces.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook mushrooms, stirring, until tender and golden, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer mushrooms to a bowl and melt remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in skillet. Meanwhile, toss shrimp with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Cook shrimp in butter, turning occasionally, until barely cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Return mushrooms to skillet and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in chives and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mound shrimp and mushrooms in shallow bowls, then add soup and top each serving with a dollop of crème fraîche.

CREAMED CORN

Steps:

• Place corn in large bowl with milk and cream. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• Add sugar, salt and butter. Transfer to saucepan and bring to boil, stirring to avoid sticking. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

JOHN COPE'S STEWED CORN

Steps:

• Stewed Corn...Add 3 cups of boiling water to one cup of John Cope's Dried Corn and soak 2 hours or longer.
• Add 2 teaspoons of sugar, salt and butter to taste.
• Let simmer a half hour or longer.
• Add 1/2 cup of milk or cream and cook 5 minutes.

NAVAJO DRIED CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash dried corn thoroughly, soak overnight, drain when ready to use.
• Boil dried corn until tender - about 3 1/2 hours in 6 cups water.
• Brown meat, add onion and garlic, saut‚ together until tender, drain off excess fat.
• Add pork, chili pods, oregano, salt, pepper and 6 cups water to cooked corn.
• Simmer for 1 hour or until the meat and corn are tender.
• servings based on one cup not soup bowl.
• Note:.
• Dried corn may be cooked in a pressure cooker for 45 minutes at about 15 lb. pressure.
• Phil's notes: An Old Smoky Ham soup base may be used in place of the salt pork. Please when dealing with the chilie pods make sure you don't touch your eyes. Wash your hands first and if for some reason you are cutting them, you might need a second washing to get rid of the burn. Note with the Old Smoky Ham base I also used Copes Toasted Dried Corn.

BAKED CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Using a blender or food processor, chop the dried corn until finely ground.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground corn, milk, butter, salt, sugar and eggs. Mix well.
• Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish. Pour in the corn mixture. Bake until set and golden brown on top, about 1 hour. Serve hot.