How to bake corn in the oven? TOP-4 recipes with photos of cooking cobs in foil, with oil, with spices … Culinary tips and secrets. Video recipes.
Fragrant, juicy and tasty corn is loved by everyone - both children and adults, especially if it is tasty and properly cooked. Golden cobs, sprinkled with salt, you just want to eat, especially in nature, at sea, in the fresh air. Corn perfectly satisfies hunger, has wonderful taste, and plus is a real treasure of useful vitamins and minerals. When consumed regularly, this vegetable improves memory, detoxifies the body and improves metabolism. And the cobs baked in the oven will retain their taste and nutritional value as much as possible. But, despite the seeming simplicity of preparing such a treat, many cook only boiled corn. How to properly bake corn in the oven on the cob, read our article.
Oven corn - cooking secrets
- Depending on the region, the first young dairy corn goes on sale in July. But in general, the season of the cobs is in August. In the fall, the corn will be overripe and tougher.
- Young ears with milky white or light yellow grains that are slightly soft but firm are best for roasting. Of course, you can bake corn in a bright yellow color, but it turns out to be coarser and tougher.
- If the grains are not round and have dimples, then this is not dairy corn, but ripe and not suitable for baking.
- If the leaves on the cobs are far behind the cobs, dry and yellow, the corn is ripe or plucked long ago and has lost its juiciness. Therefore, do not buy cobs without leaves.
- Try to bake corn about the same size with grains of similar size, otherwise it will bake unevenly.
- Cleansing the cob from leaves is not a necessary procedure, which is usually always done before cooking, because you can bake corn with them. Such cooking will make the product more aromatic and juicy.
- If there are top rotten rows of kernels on the cob, they should be cut off.
- Before cooking the cobs, they should be soaked for several hours to soften the kernels.
- The roasting time of corn depends on the degree of maturity. For young fruits, 30-40 minutes is enough, and for mature fruits, it may take 1.5-2 hours.
- Test the doneness while cooking, the cooked corn is soft and sweet. To determine if the corn is ready, pierce the corn with a fork.
- If you want to brown the corn a little, unroll the cob at the end of cooking and turn on the grill or top heat function.
See also how to cook baked corn in Turkish spices.
Cooked corn on the cob in the oven
The oven is one way to make delicious corn. Moreover, in a brazier, you can not only bake the cobs, but also cook, as on the stove. In addition, not only fresh corn is suitable for this recipe, but also frozen. This allows us to feast on corn not only in summer, but throughout the year.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 169 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 30-40 minutes
Ingredients:
- Corn - 2 pcs.
- Vegetable oil or butter - for greasing the baking sheet
- Water - for cooking
Cooking boiled corn on the cob in the oven:
- Clean the cobs of corn from leaves with fibers and wash with running water.
- Grease a baking dish with a little oil and put the ears in it.
- Pour boiling water over the corn so that the liquid completely covers it.
- Cover the dish with foil or a lid and send to the oven.
- Cook the corn at 180 degrees for 45 minutes to 1.5 hours, depending on the ripeness of the fruit.
Corn in foil in the oven
Thanks to spices and butter, baked corn in foil in the oven is tender, sweet, slightly sour and slightly spicy at the same time. The recipe can be used not only to prepare fresh ears, but also to warm up yesterday's boiled ears.
Ingredients:
- Corn - 2 pcs.
- Lime - 1 pc.
- Butter - 20 g
- Cilantro - 4 branches
- Salt - 3 pinches
- Dry chili - 2 pinches
Cooking foil corn in the oven:
- Peel the corn leaves, wash and dry with a paper towel.
- Place one corn at a time on a piece of foil and rub it well with salt on all sides.
- Then sprinkle the fruit with dried chili to add a little pungency and zest.
- Wash the lime, dry it, cut it in half, squeeze out the juice, which pour over the corn.
- For a more delicate and pleasant taste, add a piece of butter to each corn.
- Wrap the spiced corn tightly with foil and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes.
- After baking, open the foil, cool a little corn and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
Oven baked corn in foil with herbs
Baked corn in the oven for this recipe is fragrant and piquant thanks to the use of a large set of fragrant greens. You can use any spices for the recipe, depending on taste preferences.
Ingredients:
- Corn - 2 heads of cabbage
- Butter - 35 g
- Dill - 4 branches
- Parsley - 2 sprigs
- Basil - 2 sprigs
- Cilantro - 2 branches
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Cumin - a pinch
Cooking oven baked corn in foil with herbs:
- Prepare an oil mixture. In a deep bowl, combine softened butter, finely grated garlic, finely chopped herbs (dill, parsley, basil, cilantro), cumin, salt and black pepper. Mix everything well.
- Peel the corn of leaves with fibers, wash, dry with a paper towel and brush on all sides with an oil mixture.
- Wrap the heads of cabbage in baking paper and then in foil and let sit for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 200 ° C and bake for 40 minutes.
- Then uncover the fruits and check the readiness. If the corn kernels are not soft enough, wrap in foil and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
Corn in oil in the oven with leaves
We bake corn in the oven not in the classical way (in foil), but in our own leaves. The resulting golden ears are very aromatic and soft, they will conquer most tasters. This method will help out when there is no foil at home, but you want baked corn.
Ingredients:
- Corn - 5 pcs.
- Butter - 50 g
- Salt to taste
Cooking corn in oil in the oven with leaves:
- Unroll the corn from the leaves, dropping them down and freeing the cobs. But do not break off the leaves, you can remove only the upper dirty foliage, but remove all the hairs.
- Stir the butter and salt at room temperature. If you wish, you can add any spices and spices.
- Coat the ears on all sides with butter. Butter can be replaced with olive oil by smearing the surface of the cobs with a pastry brush.
- Pick up the leaves. Returning them to their original position, and cover the heads of cabbage with them.
- Place the corn on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven to 180 ° C for 30-40 minutes.
- Spread hot corn on a platter without opening the leaves.
