🌽 Why You Should Freeze Corn
Love sweet, fresh, summer corn, and wish you could have it in the dead of winter? You can! By freezing fresh corn in the summer, you can enjoy it well into those off-season months. Fresh corn can stay frozen up to 12 months, as long as you’re not getting any freezer burn. Each of these “how to freeze corn” methods is super easy. In no time at all you can have a decent stockpile of fresh corn to last you a while. You can freeze the corn cooked or uncooked. Blanching the corn first does help to preserve some of the flavor and texture of fresh corn. It’s a little more involved than just cutting the corn off the cob and putting it into bags. I think it’s worth it, though!
👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips
Don’t add salt to the boil water. Salt can make the corn tough, which you definitely don’t want. Just boil the corn in plain water! If you’re going to freeze corn on the cob, you can cut them into smaller cobs first if you want. Totally up to you! Nothing about the cook time or process would change with the corn cobs cut in half. If you want to pre-portion your frozen corn, you absolutely can! Just portion your desired amounts into smaller sealable bags, like sandwich bags or quart-sized bags. You can store the individual portions together in a gallon-sized bag and take out exactly what you need when you need it!
🥣 How To Use Frozen Corn
So after this post, you’ll know exactly how to freeze corn. What do you do with the frozen corn when you’re ready to use it, though? Well, anything you want! You can thaw it and use it in the same ways you’d use fresh corn. Here are some of my favorite corn recipes that you can use frozen corn in later on!
Corn Souffle Roasted Chili Corn Salsa (Chipotle Copycat) Corn Relish Mexican Street Corn Salad Instant Pot Corn on the Cob with Honey Butter Elote (Mexican Street Corn) Roasted Chili Corn Salsa Cornbread Salad Air Fryer Corn on the Cob Creamy Corn Soup Mexican Corn Dip Instant Pot Corn on the Cob with Honey Butter
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