Cajun - Creole Maquechoux

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ears fresh sweet corn
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups onions, finely chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 3 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 3 large ripe tomatoes, peeled,seeded and roughly chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 shuck the corn and remove all of the cornsilk.
• 2 hold each cob over a bowl and cut the kernels away in layers (don't cut off whole kernels), then scrape the knife along the cob to get all of the"milk" out of it.
• 3 melt the butter in a large saucepan or pot over medium-high heat.
• 4 add the onions, bell peppers, celery and tomatoes and saute until the onions are transparent, about 10 minutes.
• 5 stir in the salt and peppers, then add the corn and milk from the cobs, the sugar and evaporated milk and stir well.
• 6 reduce heat to medium and cook until the corn is tender, about 10-15 more minutes.
• 7 adjust seasonings to taste.