Wednesday, July 30, 2025

SWEETCORN

When it is available at the Growers' Market I buy 6 - 10 corn on the cob at a time and process them freezing the kernels in large ice cube trays.  I then freeze each tray lot in a vacuum sealed bag.  They are useful for so many things from adding to soups to having them creamed on toast for our evening meal. 

One meal we are particularly fond of we have just eaten for lunch.  It is my version of a Lasagne.  I cook large pots of ragu and freeze them in 2 portion packs so I put a thawed one in the bottom of a dish then some gluten free lasagne sheets and top it with a cheese sauce I make with a sliced leek and one cube of sweetcorn .  I top it with cheese and paprika and cook for 30 minutes. 
                                          
                                                            an open pack of corn

                                                                  one frozen corn cube

                                                              Still plenty in the freezer


                                         The finished meal.  It was delicious.





 

6 comments:

  1. We often have it mixed with drained tinned Tuna, Mayo, and a tiny dash of Vinegar. It becomes a part of lunchtime salads. Lovely.

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    1. It is so versatile. Well worth the effort in preparing and freezing it.

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  2. The meal sounds delicious especially with the addition of chard on the side

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    1. It was, in fact it only used a half leek so we will have the same agajn tomorrow.

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  3. Eating sweetcorn here ...on the cob, sliced into inch long slices and steamed....it is quicker and easier to handle!!
    I saw photos of the flooding around Kawakawa....not good...
    You're really getting it one way or another from top to bottom.
    Which makes me think.... which is top.....??!!

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  4. Thats a good idea, I might try it. We haven't had flooding here, mostly sunny days.

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