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Fried Corn

Source of Recipe


From "Southern Country Cooking from the Loveless Café"



List of Ingredients



• 6 ears Silver Queen or other white corn
  
• ½ cup bacon drippings
  
• ¼ cup plus ¼ cup (1 stick) butter
  
• Salt and pepper
  
• 2 cups water
  
• 1 cup milk
  






Instructions



1. Over a large cast-iron skillet cut and scrape the corn off the cobs with the milky corn liquid.
   
   
2. Turn the heat to high. Add the bacon drippings and ¼ cup of the butter to the skillet. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 3 minutes, browning the corn before stirring.
   
   
3. Stir in the milk and continue cooking until the milk is absorbed. Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining ¼ cup butter. Cook until the butter is melted and mixed throughout.
   
   Makes 4 to 6 servings.