Southwest Grilled Corn Relish Food

GRILLED CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Cut red pepper lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Grill red pepper and corn, covered, over medium heat 10-15 minutes or until tender, turning and basting occasionally with 3 tablespoons vinaigrette., Remove corn from cobs and chop red pepper; transfer to a small bowl. Add green onions, pepper, salt and remaining vinaigrette; toss to combine.

CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Cut corn from cobs. Measure out 8 cups of corn in a 10 quart Dutch oven pot. Combine corn and water. Bring to boil and reduce heat. Simmer, covered for 5 minutes. Drain corn. In same Dutch oven combine with corn, red and green peppers and onions. Stir in vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil. Boil gently, uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water. Add this mixture to corn mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook for 2 minutes more. Ladle relish into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove any air bubbles. Wipe jar rims and adjust lids and rings. Process in hot boiling water canner for 15 minutes.

SOUTHWEST GRILLED CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Buy anahime chile 1-2 wks in advance, store on the kitchen counter, and allow to turn orange. In gallon zip lock put 2 ears of corn (shucked) 2-tbl of sugar; 1-tbl of salt; cover with warm water; place in refrigerator and marinate for 1-2 hours. Remove corn from zip lock and grill for about 20-minutes, until corn has grill marks but kernals are still plump. Allow corn to cool enoough to handle; remove kernels from cob with a knife while holding upright on the counter and place in mixing bowl. While corn is grilling, place Red Bell Pepper and roast until charred; place into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap and allow to sweat. Remove charred skin, discard stem, seeds, and pith; cut 1/2 of the bell pepper into 1/4" x 1" pieces and place in mixing bowl; reserve the remain 1/2 for another recipe. Remove the Stem, seeds, and pith from the Anahime Chile; place on the gille until the chile has grille marks; remove from grille; using 1/2 of chile cut into 1/4" x 1" pieces and place in mixing bowl; reserve remaining chile for another recipte. Mince & cursh garlic clove and add to mixing bowl along with sliced green onions; fresh cilantro; butter; lime juice; and adobo chile powder. Mix all the ingredients, salt to taste, and spoon out servings. Garnish with Cilantro Leaves.

SOUTHWESTERN ROASTED CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Place the corn in a large pot with enough water to cover, and soak at least 15 minutes.
• Preheat grill for high heat. Remove silks from corn, but leave the husks.
• Place corn on the preheated grill. Cook, turning occasionally, 20 minutes, or until tender. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and discard husks.
• Cut the corn kernels from the cob, and place in a medium bowl. Mix in the red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and red onion.
• In a blender or food processor, mix the cilantro, olive oil, garlic, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Blend until smooth, and stir into the corn salad.

SOUTHWEST RELISH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to blend flavors. Store covered in refrigerator up to 2 days.

SOUTHWEST SKILLET CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter and oil over medium-high heat. Brown pork chops on both sides. Remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining butter. Add onion and jalapeno; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Return chops to skillet. Add corn, lime juice and, if desired, olives; cook, covered, 4-6 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Mix corn, bell pepper, onion and pimientos in medium heatproof glass or plastic bowl.
• Heat remaining ingredients to boiling in 1-quart saucepan, stirring occasionally. Boil 2 minutes. Pour over corn mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend flavors but no longer than 5 days. Black Bean-Corn Relish: Stir in 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained. Makes 3 1/2 cups relish.

CORN RELISH I

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, mix together the corn, green bell peppers, onion, sweet pickle relish, celery seed, salt, dry mustard, vinegar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to sterile jars and refrigerate until serving.