Louisiana Maquechoux

Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8


• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil


• 1 large onion, chopped


• 1 large red pepper, chopped


• 5 cups corn kernels (cut from about 8 ears) or 2 (16 ounce) packages frozen corn


• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained


• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt


• 1/2 teaspoon sugar


• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (use up to 1/4 tsp)


• 1/4 cup half-and-half


• fresh ground black pepper, to taste


• fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a medium-size non-stick skillet.


• 2 add onion and red pepper and cook, over medium-high heat until the vegetables are soft and well browned (10 to 15 minutes).


• 3 add corn, tomatoes, salt, sugar and cayenne pepper.


• 4 heat until mixture starts to bubble over high heat, then reduce heat, cover and simmer until corn is tender.


• 5 check and stir occasionally.


• 6 it will take about 20 minutes for fresh corn to cook and about 10 minutes for frozen corn.


• 7 when corn is done, stir in half and half and cook until it is hot.


• 8 garnish by sprinkling with freshly ground black pepper and chopped parsley.