I bought baby corn at Trader Joe's - now what?

[Anonymous]

stir fry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yummy. I like to toss baby corn into stir-fry or saute it with other vegetables. You could probably steam it, too, but it doesn't need much cooking. Just heat it through. You can mix it with asparagus, green beans, carrots, etc. It can take on any sauce, or even just butter.

Can you please explain how to saute it? I want to cook it enough that it's not too crunchy.

I thought people put baby corn in stir fry FOR the crunch. Kind of like water chestnuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yummy. I like to toss baby corn into stir-fry or saute it with other vegetables. You could probably steam it, too, but it doesn't need much cooking. Just heat it through. You can mix it with asparagus, green beans, carrots, etc. It can take on any sauce, or even just butter.

Can you please explain how to saute it? I want to cook it enough that it's not too crunchy.

Put a 9-10 inch skillet or frying pan on the stove and turn the heat to medium. Wait a minute (but not longer) for the pan to get warm, then add about 2 teaspoons of cooking oil to the pan. This can be any kind of cooking oil: olive oil, corn oil, peanut oil, etc. You just want a very thin layer of oil on the pan. Wait 20-30 seconds for the oil to get hot, and then add a single layer of the baby corn. Stir it every 15-20 seconds until it's hot all over. You can use a fork to take a piece out and taste it to see if it's the way you like it. You can add a little salt or spice to it if you want. At the end of the cooking, you can also add a little bit of butter for flavor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yummy. I like to toss baby corn into stir-fry or saute it with other vegetables. You could probably steam it, too, but it doesn't need much cooking. Just heat it through. You can mix it with asparagus, green beans, carrots, etc. It can take on any sauce, or even just butter.

Can you please explain how to saute it? I want to cook it enough that it's not too crunchy.

Honestly, you can find the best instructions on YouTube. There are thousands of great tutorials on beginning cooking skills. You could probably find instructions for baby corn as well.

[Anonymous]

it’s really good in a salad. i steamed it in the microwave for 3 mins first then let it cool.

[Anonymous]

Baby corn freaks the bejesus out of me. It looks like lizards tails.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not a good cook and can't make fancy things. What do I do with this? I just thought it was cute (that's so embarrassing to admit) so got it and now that I'm home ... what can I make it with? HOW do I make it? Sometimes I make chicken and cashews - can I toss it into that? If so how long does it need to cook to be soft enough to eat?

Best reason I’ve heard for buying baby corn.

[Anonymous]

When you make your chicken and walnuts, after the chicken is cooked, add the corn. Cover the pan with a lid and let it get steamy in the pan for a couple minutes, then check and the corn should be cooked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Throw it away. Baby corn is creepy.

THIS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a good cook and can't make fancy things. What do I do with this? I just thought it was cute (that's so embarrassing to admit) so got it and now that I'm home ... what can I make it with? HOW do I make it? Sometimes I make chicken and cashews - can I toss it into that? If so how long does it need to cook to be soft enough to eat?

Best reason I’ve heard for buying baby corn.

I have to agree. Its the only reason why I would also.

You could leave it in random places. Imagine finding 1 baby corn somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a good cook and can't make fancy things. What do I do with this? I just thought it was cute (that's so embarrassing to admit) so got it and now that I'm home ... what can I make it with? HOW do I make it? Sometimes I make chicken and cashews - can I toss it into that? If so how long does it need to cook to be soft enough to eat?

Best reason I’ve heard for buying baby corn.

I have to agree. Its the only reason why I would also.

You could leave it in random places. Imagine finding 1 baby corn somewhere.

[Anonymous]

I put it in stir fry. I started buying it because my then preschooler thought it was funny and if your kid gets excited about eating a vegetable, you keep buying it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yummy. I like to toss baby corn into stir-fry or saute it with other vegetables. You could probably steam it, too, but it doesn't need much cooking. Just heat it through. You can mix it with asparagus, green beans, carrots, etc. It can take on any sauce, or even just butter.

Can you please explain how to saute it? I want to cook it enough that it's not too crunchy.

Put a 9-10 inch skillet or frying pan on the stove and turn the heat to medium. Wait a minute (but not longer) for the pan to get warm, then add about 2 teaspoons of cooking oil to the pan. This can be any kind of cooking oil: olive oil, corn oil, peanut oil, etc. You just want a very thin layer of oil on the pan. Wait 20-30 seconds for the oil to get hot, and then add a single layer of the baby corn. Stir it every 15-20 seconds until it's hot all over. You can use a fork to take a piece out and taste it to see if it's the way you like it. You can add a little salt or spice to it if you want. At the end of the cooking, you can also add a little bit of butter for flavor.

Thanks! I'm going to try it.