Creamed Corn With Bacon

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 ears corn
• 6 ounces thick-sliced bacon (about 4 slices)
• 1 large bunch scallion
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring a kettle of water to a boil and have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water.
• 2 add corn to boiling water and simmer 4 minutes.
• 3 with tongs transfer corn to ice water to stop cooking.
• 4 when corn is cool enough to handle, drain and cut corn kernels from cobs.
• 5 cut bacon into 1/8-inch-thick strips.
• 6 in a heavy skillet cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and transfer to paper towels to drain.
• 7 thinly slice enough scallions crosswise to measure 1 cup.
• 8 in a 3-quart heavy saucepan simmer cream, water, and lemon juice with bacon, scallions, and butter, stirring, 1 minute.
• 9 add corn and pepper and salt to taste and cook until liquid is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.