John Copes Dried Corn Recipes

COOKING DRIED SWEET CORN

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried corn for 2 hours in water in a saucepan. Do NOT drain. Cover and cook slowly until the kernels are tender (50 to 60 minutes). Correct seasonings if desired. Add butter. Serve in sauce dishes, broth and all. If you like, add two tablespoons milk. Serves four to six.

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.

TOASTED SWEET CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in upper third. Butter a 2-quart shallow baking dish.
• Whisk together all ingredients with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.
• Transfer to baking dish. Bake until pudding is set, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes before serving.
• What to drink:
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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.

DRIED-CORN PUDDINGS

Steps:

• In a blender grind the dried corn until it resembles coarse meal. In a bowl whisk together the ground corn, the salt, the sugar, and the milk and let the mixture stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Whisk in the baking powder, the eggs, the scallion greens, the corn kernels, and pepper to taste, pour the batter into sixteen 1/2-cup metal charlotte molds coated with non-stick spray, and bake the puddings on a baking sheet in the middle of a preheated 375°F. oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the centers comes out clean. (Alternatively, the pudding may be baked in a buttered 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.) Let the puddings cool for 5 minutes and run a thin knife around the side of each pudding. Invert the puddings, 1 at a time, onto a spatula, invert them onto a platter, and garnish them with the rosemary.

CREAMED DRIED SWEET CORN WITH ONION AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Stir corn, milk, and cream in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent and just starting to turn golden, about 6 minutes. Add corn mixture, sugar, and 1 Tbsp. salt. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until creamed corn is thick, about 30 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top with chives.

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.