How to Boil Corn on the Cob in a Pot

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 10 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook corn? Prepare your food. Sweet and sugar varieties of corn are best suited for cooking. Forage varieties are tough, try not to take them. Also, do not buy already peeled cobs - with leaves, the corn will retain its juiciness longer. The leaves should be green and fresh, the tendrils should be slightly damp. Young cobs with milky white or light yellow grains are best suited for cooking.

2. STEP 2

   

   So, start by rinsing the selected ears of corn well. Then clean it of leaves and tendrils. Do not throw away the leaves, they will be useful for cooking.

3. STEP 3

   

   Take a large pan that can easily accommodate corn cobs, and place the remaining corn leaves on the bottom. You can read about how to choose a suitable pan in the article, the link to which is at the end of this recipe.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the peeled corn on top of the leaves.

5. STEP 5

   

   Then fill the cobs with water until it covers the corn 1 centimeter above. Place the pan over medium heat and wait until the water boils. Cook the corn with the lid open until done. Depending on the variety and youth of the fruit, this takes from 40 minutes to an hour.

6. STEP 6

   

   Once the corn is ready, remove it, place it on a platter, rub with salt and sprinkle with oil. If you are not fasting, you can grease the corn with butter. Serve to the table. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Testomania

03.09.2023

4.8

Both adults and children love corn here. Especially young ones, as they cook quickly. Cooked for 20-25 minutes with the lid closed. Cooled down, but still warm, the cobs were rubbed with salt. Tasty!

Polly

03.09.2023

4.7

Boiled corn is the food of the Gods! Words can’t describe how much I liked it, here’s another divine recipe

Tatiana

03.09.2023

4.7

It took 50 minutes to prepare. I cook corn the same way.

Valeria

03.09.2023

4.9

Beautiful!

Fiesta

03.09.2023

4.8

I read somewhere that corn is the only vegetable that supplies gold to our body. if you don’t eat corn, your body will produce gold through some complex chemical processes. At home, we always covered the corn with hairs on top, and then filled it with water and cooked it. I don’t know why, but my grandmother and mother did this too

Rumba-Havana

03.09.2023

4.6

I love corn! I really like to cook it until the grains burst and white pulp comes out... And then grease it with butter and salt.. But I’ve never put leaves on the bottom. Tell me, what is this done for? We should try to do this

Shura

03.09.2023

5

Fiesta, what interesting news you wrote about corn, now I will eat it even more enthusiastically)))