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Leek Creamed Corn

April 27, 2017 by Sarah Ozimek 10 Comments

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Our Homemade Creamed Corn is a lightened up, homemade version of that from-the-can classic. Ditch the can and make flavorful, comforting creamed corn from scratch!

Homemade creamed corn is easy and MUCH more flavorful than the store bought version! | www.curiouscuisiniere.com

Comforting Creamed Corn

Creamed corn. It comes from a can, right?

Can you even make it from scratch?

If you’re not familiar with creamed corn, is an almost soupy preparation of sweet corn that is quite popular in some areas of the Midwestern and Southern US. It’s thin and saucy consistency comes from pureeing or mashing the corn to release juices.

And, it’s typically found in a can.

Homemade Creamed Corn

We’re here to tell you that you that is is actually possible to make creamed corn from scratch, and it isn’t full of heavy cream and loads of fat, like you may think. (Oh, sure, it could be, but not today.)

This homemade version makes use of a flour and butter roux to thicken some skim milk, creating a creamy background to the sweet corn. We’ve added come chopped leeks to give a light, onion-y dimension.

After cooking, you can mash or even puree your corn down to your desired consistency. That’s the kind of control we like!

Sure, it may not be your from-the-can creamed corn.  But, we would dare to say, it’s better.

Homemade creamed corn is easy and MUCH more flavorful than the store bought version! | www.curiouscuisiniere.com

How To Clean and Cut Leeks

As a side note, I have always wondered how to clean and cut leeks.  Here’s the technique I’ve started using, and I find it works well.

First, peel the dried and discolored outer layer off of the leek.

Second, slice the drier green tops and rooty ends off.  Third, slice the remaining leek stalk down the middle, lengthwise.

Now, you can rinse all the dirt out from in-between the leek’s layers while holding onto one end of the half-stalk.

From there, slice for the recipe.  Your cut pieces should look something like this:

Homemade creamed corn is easy and MUCH more flavorful than the store bought version! | www.curiouscuisiniere.com
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Leek Creamed Corn
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Our Homemade Creamed Corn is a lightened up, homemade version of that from-the-can classic. Ditch the can and make flavorful, comforting creamed corn from scratch!

Yield: 2 1/2 c 

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 5 people
Author: Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere

Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp salted butter
  • 1 c leeks, sliced (about one medium) *(See leek cleaning and cutting note below)
  • 1 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 c milk
  • 2 ½ c corn, thawed if frozen
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground white pepper
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, heat butter. Add leeks and sauté over medium-high heat until vibrant and soft, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add flour and mix to create a paste. (It will be a chunky paste with the leeks in there. Just make sure the flour is dissolved.) Add milk, stir to combine. Heat until milk is simmering and begins to thicken.
  3. Add corn, salt, and pepper. Simmer, stirring often to be sure the mixture doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
  4. When most of the liquid has reduced out, mash corn with a potato masher to desired consisten

 

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Filed Under: American Recipes, Around the World, Recipes for Homemade Pantry Staples, Side Dish Recipes Tagged With: Corn, Leeks

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Comments

  1. Xerxes Methuselah (@XMethuselah) says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:48 pm

    This looks amazing! I love leeks, so I’m sold.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 20, 2012 at 8:54 pm

      Thanks! Would almond or soy milk cream up similarly to cow’s milk, or would you do something different to veganize it?

      Reply
  2. Juliet says

    November 15, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    This looks delicious! My family loves creamed corn, so this is a recipe I’ll have to try. :0)

    Reply
  3. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

    November 15, 2012 at 7:29 am

    Beautiful website – really great job! This recipe also looks amazing. I love creamed corn and the addition of leeks is so smart!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 15, 2012 at 5:24 pm

      Thanks so much Tricia! I am really starting to love leeks because of their mild flavor. You can put them to a lot of uses and they give a nice change from onions.

      Reply
  4. Tandy says

    November 15, 2012 at 4:39 am

    hi, glad you left me a comment so that I could find you! I have changed your rss feed in my reader now. If you add the plugin jetpack you will have all your old subscribers. I also had a lot of missing links – still working on those. Good luck and shout it you need any help 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 15, 2012 at 5:15 pm

      Awesome, and thanks so much! I was beginning to think the subscribers were a lost cause. I did install jetback, so I’ll take a look to see if they merged. Do you know if this is just for WP followers, or email subscribers too?

      Reply
  5. Sasha says

    November 14, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    Your site looks great! Did you do this all yourself??

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 14, 2012 at 4:51 pm

      Thanks! I did. It’s been a crazy week starting to figure this all out. There’s a lot to learn, but I’m having fun with it.

      Reply
      • Sasha says

        November 14, 2012 at 5:04 pm

        Well great job! 😀

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