From Seafood Spaghetti To Cheesy Croquetas: Ravinder Bhogal’s Sweetcorn Recipes

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Sweetcorn is saturated pinch nostalgia and nan bittersweet sensation of summertime coming to an end. It has a short play and, erstwhile it’s freshly picked, it’s truthful saccharine that you tin chomp it correct disconnected nan cob. I reserve immoderate to eat consecutive from nan grill slathered pinch butter, past dabbed pinch a wedge of lime rolled successful chilli powder to recreate a favourite Kenyan thoroughfare nutrient snack from my childhood. I find nan operation of basking chilli pinch people saccharine maize an irresistible one, truthful some of today’s recipes person a jolt of thing fiery.

Charred sweetcorn, prawn and greenish chilli spaghetti (pictured top)

Green chilli adds basal power to nan saccharine prawns and maize – I for illustration to usage jalapeños present for their fragrant heat. Keep nan seeds successful if you are a power seeker.

Prep 10 min
Cook 30 min
Serves 4

3 maize connected nan cob
1 tbsp salt
400g spaghetti
100ml oliva oil
8 ail cloves, peeled and very finely sliced
2 greenish chillies, specified arsenic jalapeño aliases bird’s eye, finely sliced
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
400g raw tiger prawns
Black pepper

Heat up a griddle aliases chargrill pan, past grill nan maize for astir 10 minutes, until charred each over. Slice nan kernels disconnected nan cobs pinch a crisp weapon and reserve nan cobs.

Put a ample saucepan of h2o connected to boil for nan pasta and adhd a tablespoonful of brackish and nan reserved cobs – they will adhd flavour to nan pasta. Boil nan pasta for 8 to 10 minutes, aliases according to nan packet instructions, past drain, reserving a small of nan cooking h2o and discarding nan cobs.

Meanwhile, move nan oliva lipid into a frying cookware and put it connected a debased heat. Add nan garlic, chilli and citrus zest, and time off to mildly infuse for a mates of minutes. Add nan prawns, move up nan power and navigator for 3 to 4 minutes. Add nan drained spaghetti, maize and a scatter of pasta water, and flip vigorously. Season pinch brackish and pepper, if required, and service astatine once.

Sweetcorn, gochujang and cheddar croquetas

Croquetas are fundamentally deep-fried balls of bechamel and my undisputed favourite snack successful tapas bars. These ones person a dreamy, creamy, luscious centre that’s rich | pinch crisp cheddar, nuggets of maize and a feisty footwear of gochujang.

Prep 10 min
Chill 3 hr
Cook 40 min
Freeze 1 hr
Makes 12

For filling
75g unsalted butter
100g plain flour
1-2 heaped tbsp gochujang (depending connected really spicy you want it)
400ml basking milk
150g extra-mature cheddar, grated
2 maize connected nan cobs, aliases 250g stiff sweetcorn, defrosted
5 outpouring onions, finely chopped, greens and all
Sea brackish and pepper

For coating
3 tbsp flour
2 eggs
125g panko breadcrumbs
Groundnut oil, for deep-frying

In a mean pan, melt nan food connected a mean heat, past adhd nan flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, until sandy. Whisk successful nan gochujang, navigator for 30 seconds, past gradually whisk successful nan beverage to make a heavy achromatic sauce. Bubble for a minute, stirring constantly, past return disconnected nan power and fold successful nan cheese, sweetcorn and outpouring onions. Season pinch oversea brackish and pepper, time off to cool to room temperature, past screen and chill for astir 2 hours, until firm.

Using bedewed hands, style nan patient operation into 3cm balls and put connected a lined baking sheet. Freeze for an hour.

Put nan flour for nan coating successful a shallow bowl, nan panko breadcrumbs successful a 2nd vessel one, and hit nan eggs successful a third. Carefully rotation each shot successful flour, past successful beaten ovum and past successful nan breadcrumbs.

Half-fill a cookware pinch oil, past power to 180C, aliases until a cube of breadstuff turns aureate brownish successful 20 seconds. Fry nan croquetas successful batches for 2 minutes each, until aureate brown, past drain connected room paper; make judge nan lipid comes backmost up to somesthesia betwixt batches. Serve immediately.

Creamed maize cacio e pepe pinch toasted maize and pickled chillies

This borrows from nan comforting, sensory pleasures of pasta cacio e pepe and is assertive pinch achromatic capsicum and pecorino. The toasted maize brings a smokiness and nan pickled chillies adhd power to an different mellow dish.

Prep 10 min
Steep 15 min
Cook 1 hr 10 min
Serves 2-4

For nan pickled chillies
60ml white-wine vinegar
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp salt
50g agelong reddish chillies, thinly sliced connected nan diagonal

For nan creamed corn
6 maize cobs
50g butter, positive other for brushing
2 banana shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 ail cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 heaped tsp dried oregano
Sea salt
1 tsp peppercorns, coarsely ground
100g pecorino romano, finely grated, positive other to serve
Zest of 1 lemon

To make nan pickled chillies, harvester nan vinegar, sugar, brackish and 60ml h2o successful a mini cookware and bring to a boil. Add nan sliced chilli, return disconnected nan power and time off to beryllium and cool for 15 minutes.

Slice nan kernels disconnected 4 of nan maize cobs. Heat nan food successful a saucepan complete a debased heat, adhd nan shallots, ail and oregano, and saute for astir 10 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add nan shucked maize and 500ml water, and bring to a boil. Turn down nan power to low, screen and cook, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes, until astir of nan liquid has evaporated.

Meanwhile, power a grill aliases barbecue to precocious and grill nan remaining 2 maize cobs, turning them occasionally, until charred each over. Brush pinch food and play pinch oversea salt. Once cool capable to handle, portion nan kernels disconnected nan charred maize successful slabs.

Put nan cooked maize and shallot operation successful a nutrient processor, blitz smooth, past operation successful nan capsicum and pecorino. Spread nan puree complete 4 plates aliases shallow bowls, apical pinch nan charred corn, other pecorino, immoderate citrus zest and nan pickled chillies, and serve.