Best Calico Corn Pancakes Recipe Epicuriouscom Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN CALICO CORN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
• Add poblano, bell pepper, and corn; cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 3-5 minutes.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, and alt; cook for 30 seconds more.
• Add hominy and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• 98 calories, 3 g fat, 16 g carb, 3 g fiber.

FRESH CORN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
• Cut enough kernels from cobs to measure 2 cups. Using back of a knife, scrape pulp from cobs and transfer to a blender with milk and 1/2 cup corn. Purée until smooth, then strain through a sieve into another medium bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids. Whisk in eggs, oil, and butter.
• Add to flour mixture with remaining 1 1/2 cups corn and whisk until just combined.
• Heat a griddle or heavy skillet over medium heat until hot, then lightly brush with oil. Working in batches, pour 1/3 cup batter per pancake onto griddle and cook until bubbles appear on surface and undersides are golden-brown, about 2 minutes. Flip with a spatula and cook until undersides are golden-brown, about 1 minute more. (Reduce heat if pancakes brown too quickly.) Lightly oil griddle between batches if necessary.

CRANBERRY AND CORN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Toss thawed cranberries with sugar. Whisk together egg and milk in a bowl and set aside. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Add egg mixture and gently combine. Stir in cranberries and corn.
• Melt 1 Tbsp butter over medium-high heat in a skillet. Pour batter for 2 medium-size pancakes. Cook until pancakes begin to brown, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook until bottom is golden. Add remaining 1 Tbsp butter to pan and repeat with rest of batter. Serve immediately.

CALICO CORN

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium pot and sautee green onions in the butter until soft.
• Add corn into pot with butter and onion and heat through.
• Add pimientos, crumbled bacon and pepper.
• Heat through and serve.

CORN AND BACON PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the cornmeal, the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, and the salt. In a food processor purée coarse the corn. In another bowl whisk together the corn purée, the eggs, the milk, and 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, add the egg mixture to the cornmeal mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Let the batter stand, covered, for 10 minutes and stir in the bacon, crumbled.
• Heat a griddle over moderate heat until it is hot and brush it lightly with some of the additional melted butter. Working in batches, pour the batter onto the griddle by 1/4-cup measures and cook the pancakes for 1 minute on each side, or until they are golden, transferring them as they are cooked to a heated platter and brushing the griddle with some of the additional melted butter as necessary. Serve the pancakes with the syrup.

~ EASY CALICO CORN CASSEROLE ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degree F. Lightly grease a shallow baking dish - a deep dish 9 inch pie plate works great. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, just half the cheese, until well blended.
• 2. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes, sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake for another 5 - 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and casserole is baked through the center. Check with a knife, should come out clean.
• 3. Serve as a side dish to any meat you might be preparing. I love making this at Christmas time too, because of the colors.

FRESH CORN CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks; blend in milk and butter. Add to dry ingredients; stir until just mixed. (Batter may be slightly lumpy). , Stir in the corn, green onions, red pepper and green chilies; set aside. , In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into batter. , For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup batter onto a lightly greased hot griddle; turn when bubbles form on tops of cakes. Cook second side until golden brown. Serve immediately with syrup if desired.

CORN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Cut enough kernels from cobs to measure 2 1/2 cups. In a food processor pulse corn until coarsely chopped and slightly wet. Melt butter and cool. In a bowl whisk together butter, eggs, and milk. Coarsely grate mozzarella and in a large bowl stir together with corn, flour, cornmeal, salt, and pepper. Whisk in egg mixture until combined.
• In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches, drop 1/8-cup measures of batter into skillet to form pancakes about 2 inches in diameter (do not spread or flatten pancakes) and cook until edges begin to set and undersides are golden brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Flip pancakes and cook until undersides are golden brown and pancakes are cooked through. Add more oil to skillet as necessary between batches. Pancakes may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat pancakes in middle of a 350°F. oven until hot, about 15 minutes.