Corn Maque Choux

Ingredients

Servings

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

4 cups

Corn

1 1/2 cups

Yellow Onions , chopped

1/2 cup

Green Bell Peppers , chopped

6 slices

Bacon

1 Tbsp

Jalapeño Peppers , minced

1 Tbsp

Creole Seasoning

1/2 cup

Heavy Cream

to taste

Scallions , chopped

to taste

Butter

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

In a large Dutch oven or heavy bottom wok, cook the Bacon (6 slices) over low heat. Once the bacon is done, set it aside on a plate lined with a paper towel to cool. Once cooled, chop or crumble the bacon. Reserve the fat in the pan.

Step 2

Add the Butter (to taste) to the reserved bacon fat. Turn the heat to medium. Once butter is melted, add the Yellow Onions (1 1/2 cups) and Creole Seasoning (1 Tbsp) . Cook onions until opaque, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add Corn (4 cups) , the Green Bell Peppers (1/2 cup) , and Jalapeño Peppers (1 Tbsp) . Sauté until corn begins to soften, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Add the chopped bacon and Heavy Cream (1/2 cup) . Cook for an additional 3 minutes.

Step 5

Place the maque choux in a serving dish, and garnish with Scallions (to taste) . Enjoy!