Grandma Moore's Creamed Corn

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson

Show: 5 Ingredient FixEpisode: Southern Soiree In the City

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (25)

Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

6 slices bacon
8 large cobs fresh corn, preferably white, shucked and cleaned
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Directions

In a large skillet, (seasoned cast iron does well here) cook the bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Turn off the heat and transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Reserve the drippings in the pan.

On a cutting board, cut the stalk ends of the corn cobs to make a flat surface; stand them up and shave the corn from the cobs with a sharp chef's knife. Return the skillet to medium-low heat, and add the corn kernels. With the back of the knife, firmly scrape the cobs over a shallow plate to extract as much liquid (milk) as possible and add it to the skillet.

Season corn lightly with salt and pepper and cook until broken down and creamy, about 30 to 45 minutes, stirring often; add water if the pan gets too dry.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Note: Crisp bacon can be crumbled over the creamed corn when serving or reserved for another use. If you have bacon drippings on hand, use 1/4 cup for this recipe.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Grandma Moore's Creamed Corn
Ann San Antonio, TX 11-07-2009
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Grandma Moore's Creamed Corn
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Hi Claire, You are so fortunate to have a cookbook with your grandma's favorites. Unfortunately, I am not so lucky. It's... hard to believe, but this is the only recipe of my grandmothers that I have. I spent all my summers with my mother's parents in North Carolina, I lived in Va. This was almost always a Sunday favorite. Why she only cooked it on Sundays I do not know. I watched her make it for so many years and since it was so easy it was not hard for me to remember. When I saw you making it on TV I was a little shocked. It was like being at my grandmother's side again. If I had only been a little older before she died, maybe I could have had a few more of her recipes. Two other recipes that she made weekly and kept in a cookie jar for the neighborhood kids to enjoy were large, soft molasses cookies and sugar cookies. What I would give to find those recipes. Thank you for sharing my favorite corn recipe and bringing back such wonderful memories. Every time I make this, I think of my grandmother. AnnRead more
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Christopher Port Huron, MI 10-29-2009
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excellent!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used leftover corn on the cob, so it just had to cook a few minutes with the bacon to warm it. It was still delicious.
recipe Grandma Moore's Creamed Corn
nancy san mateo, CA 10-02-2009
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Creamy and Delicious !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Instead of bacon fat, I used 2 pieces of sauted turkey bacon in 2 T olive oil for seasoning. I also added chicken stock... as it disolved, to keep it moist. After 45 minutes it was creamy.Read more
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Georgia Asheboro, NC 09-07-2009
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OK
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The flavor of the corn and the bacon went well together but my corn never became creamy I added another 20 min to the cook... time and it still never became creamy. Maybe it was the corn.Read more
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Linda Port Richey, FL 08-24-2009
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Loved it!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Not sure why some had trouble as for us the bacon grease was not evident at all. Since there are just two of us and I had... plenty of left overs I used a cup in my jalapeno corn bread recipe ..... Awesome!! Kudos to Claire for keeping the little pieces of corn out of her hair as I managed to have them land all over my kitchen BUT it was worth it :-) Read more
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Melannie Baldwinsville, NY 08-21-2009
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Not-so-good creamed corn
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I bought fresh corn and bacon and followed the recipe exactly. I had to keep adding water because it was dry and sticking to... the pan. It never got creamy at all. Maybe it was the corn?Read more