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Corn and Tasso Maque Choux

Ingredients

Makes 4 to 6 servings

4 ears of corn (preferably bicolored), shucked, divided
Olive oil
Coarse kosher salt
Cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 cup (1 ounce) matchstick-size strips tasso or Black Forest ham
1/2 cup sliced shallots
1/4 cup diced seeded fresh poblano chile
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced
3 cups diced seeded red tomatoes
3 green onions, thinly sliced
Ingredient info:Tassois an intensely flavored Cajun-style smoked meat. It's available at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores. Fresh poblano chiles (often called pasillas) are sold at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores, at farmers' markets, and at Latin markets.
  1. Step 1

    准备烧烤(中间)。刷1耳朵啊f corn with oil, then sprinkle with coarse salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Grill corn until cooked through and slightly charred, turning occasionally, about 14 minutes. Set grilled corn aside.

    Step 2

    Cut kernels off 3 remaining ears of corn. Place kernels in large bowl; reserve cobs.

    Step 3

    Using coarse side of box grater, grate any milky juices from 3 reserved cobs into medium bowl. Coarsely grate ear of grilled corn, then any milky juices from cob into same medium bowl.

    Step 4

    Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add tasso and sauté until almost crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Add shallots, poblano chile, celery, thyme, and garlic. Sauté until celery is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add corn kernels; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and grilled corn with juices. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 8 minutes. Mix in 2 tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with green onions.

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  • We loved this. I did a supermarket version which included 1) Trader Joe's frozen Roasted Corn; 2) Boar's Head Black Forest Ham; and white wine for deglazing because I didn't have the corn milk. It will be breakfast tomorrow with a poached egg on top. Still deciding on a sauce, if any. I do plan to do the full-out version, but if making it for company I would do the prep a day ahead - it throws together quickly.

    • kristin.e.davidson9211537

    • Athens, GA

    • 9/2/2018

  • Ridiculous! Outstanding. This is so amazing. I brought this to a barbecue last year, and served it as a cold side dish, and it was the first thing to disappear. Actually, there was some left over and I ate the rest of it out of the bowl with a plastic spoon on my drive home. You could make this vegetarian, as the other two posters suggested, but if you can find tasso ham definitely use it, it adds a smoky heat to the flavor profile that you don't get with Black Forest or even Virgina ham.

    • Anonymous

    • Boston, MA

    • 7/1/2012

  • This goes amazingly well with steak. The ham is not really necessary.

    • Lycimnius

    • Albion, MI

    • 7/10/2010

  • Delicious, colorful, easy to make! Takes a little prep work but when everything is diced ahead you can put it together while the steaks cook. Made it twice using Walmart deli Black Forest ham the first time. Don't bother with the ham - it adds nothing and the dish is very good anyway. Second time made with tasso - not easy to find in Oklahoma I can tell you! Now that makes a difference. FYI Okies La Baguette Bistro and Boucherie carries tasso.

    • Anonymous

    • el reno ok

    • 6/29/2010

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