Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with corn as an ingredient. Questions about dishes which include corn, but are not focused on corn, should not use this tag.
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Is corn a fruit, vegetable, or a nut?
I've been debating with my friends whether or not corn kernels are considered to be fruits or vegetables or nuts. To my knowledge, a fruit is a sweet "bubble" (in that it's a membrane with a fleshy ...
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What is the difference between corn flour and corn meal?
I have a recipe that calls for a mix of corn and wheat flours, but my local grocery stores (in the south east US) only carry corn meal.
What is the difference between corn flour and corn meal?
Can ...
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How can I roast hominy while minimizing the popping?
I am following this recipe for roasting hominy/posole. Basically, toss with oil and seasoning, bake at 400'F for forty minutes stirring every ten. I am not sure if the recipe intends for popped ...
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Cooking polenta until it 'comes away from the sides of the pan'?
When you cook polenta, you are instructed to cook it until it 'comes away from the sides of the pan'. Why is this when starch cooks at around 100C? Is it to evaporate some of the water, or to make ...
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How to cook good “arepas”?
Arepas are a traditional dish from Venezuelan cuisine. After eating them a couple of times, the other day I decided to try to cook them myself. I searched over the internet the recipe and I found ...
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How to make corn nuts from fresh corn on the cob
If I have some fresh, raw corn on the cob, how do I roast the corn kernels so that they can be used as croutons or eaten as a salty-snack? I don't want to make popcorn, but something that looks like ...
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How do I eliminate Corn Meal “grittiness”?
I recently made some corn bread on my own from scratch for the first time. The flavour was perfect as was the general firmness/crumbliness of the bread. However, the corn meal in the recipe resulted ...
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Wheat and corn intolerance [closed]
My wife has an intolerance to wheat and corn.
Normally when you hear "wheat intolerance" it is natural to think of "celiac disease", but my wife can eat other flour types that contain gluten with no ...
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Cooking dried corn
I'm trying to cook some dried corn that normally is meant for popcorn.
I've soaked it 36 hours using bottled water and then rinsed it multiple times with tap water.
After that I cooked it for about ...
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What is a substitute for corn syrup in boiled icing?
What can I use to substitute corn syrup in a recipe for boiled icing?
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Selecting [corn] for Pozole?
I have between 7pm tonight and 5pm tomorrow to make a pozole. Specifically, it will be a red pozole styled chili, using a rubbed and smoked seitan 'meat' to sub for pork. The dish will be vegan.
What ...
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Why is my first polenta not easy to cut?
I've cooked my first polenta.
it was too dampish, without shape, but also not easily sectile: it couldnt be easily cut.
What should I do better next time?
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Will roasted corn work as soup croutons?
How can I can use roasted corn to make a soup more interesting? I was thinking about boiling and then some kind of a heat-blast, but I am not sure how to achieve this kind of effect.
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Using Fresh Masa with Tamales
I've always used the Masa Harina in the bag and made masa, but I don't have an electric mixer at the moment to make them fluffy. How do you use fresh masa when making tamales? Just add it to the corn ...
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Do you have to refrigerate leftover grilled corn-on-the-cob?
I'm not familiar with any method for this. Usually it's all gone! When grilling the other night, I made way too much food and had lots of leftovers. Do I need to refrigerate the ears of corn that ...
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How can I make posole “pop” faster?
I have run into this a few times. I soak dry posole overnight, and then add it to my sweated/sauteed vegetables, add water, and stir it regularly, and it still takes over 4 hours for the kernels to ...
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What are the modern or recommended ways of cooking corn on the cob?
Most recommendations for cooking corn on the cob suggest putting it in boiling water for 10 minutes. I find this very undesirable for a number of reasons:
it takes a long time to boil the required ...
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What is the most efficient way to remove kernels from a corn cob?
I have access to as much sweet corn as I want, so I would like to remove the kernels and store them in the freezer.
What is the most efficient (low time, high recovery) way to remove the kernels ...
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What is the ratio for soft polenta?
I want to cook a soft polenta. I would like the consistency to be like pudding - just firm enough to hold a shape (it doesn't flow out of the spoon if you take a heaped spoonful), but not firm enough ...
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Would ground “popcorn meal” differ from regular corn meal?
Purely a theoretical question I'm afraid - I haven't experimented (yet). If you take popped popcorn and grind it to a flour, would the result be similar to cornmeal? One difference, I imagine, is that ...
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Whats the difference between white and yellow corn meal. and all cornmeal or half flour half cornmeal
I usually make cornbread with white corn meal and no sugar. I like the no sugar part, but I want to experiment with the batter a bit. What are the following changes supposed to achieve:
Yellow corn ...
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Cooking polenta: is stirring for 30 minutes really necessary?
In every polenta recipe I have ever seen, the authors insist that the polenta has to be stirred over low heat for half an hour or so before it is thoroughly cooked. When I worked in an Italian ...
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Making corn bread pudding from corn bread
I have a large batch of corn bread that's about to go bad, a situation I'd like to salvage by turning it into corn bread pudding. Unfortunately, all of the recipes I can find online start from base ...
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Trouble making corn tortillas
I have tried a variety of experiments to make corn tortillas, but the results have been far from satisfactory
The only masa I can get this corner of the world is imported from Mexico or USA and is ...
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Roasting corn in the oven
I am trying to roast the corn in the oven, by:
leaving it in its husk
wrapping it in tin-foil
There are results, but far from real-grill roasted corn.
Any pointers on how to really do it?
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How do you cook corn kernels on BBQ?
I recently had some BBQ corn where the corn was in individual kernels. I'm wondering how this would be done on a BBQ... would you grill the corn on the cob, then cut the kernels off? Or would you do ...
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Is It Possible to make corn tortillas at home without a press?
I don't own a tortilla press and until I have more cabinet space, one is not in my future. However I value making as much as I can from scratch and love using tortillas in my cooking. I have made ...
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Is it safe to eat Raw Corn?
I saw a recipe for a Summer Salad that said to sprinkle raw corn on top for a "crunch" effect - I've never eaten raw corn and was wondering if it was safe. I'm guessing hard to digest at the ...
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How To Tell When Corn is Done With Boiling
When boiling corn, how can I tell when it's done?
I usually remove the husk and silk. Would there be any advantage to leaving them on when boiling?
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Tips for Removing Silk from Corn?
Does anyone have any tips for how to easily and quickly remove silk from ears of corn? I find that it takes a long time to pick it all out.
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How should I choose corn?
What should I look for when I'm buying corn on the cob? We have a lot of roadside corn stands where we live, and I'm never sure how to pick the best ears.
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What's a good technique for cooking fresh corn in the microwave?
What techniques for cooking fresh corn in the microwave give good results? Should I peel it, should I add water, salt, butter, etc.
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How do you cook corn on the cob on BBQ?
Do you remove peel and wrap it in tin foil ?
Do you put it directly on gril (with peel) ?
How much time ?
