Maque Choux

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices thick-sliced bacon, diced
• 3/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 4 cups fresh corn kernels
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup scallion, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 saute bacon in large saute pan until crisp.
• 2 pour off all but one tbsp of drippings.
• 3 add bell pepper and onion and cook until soft.
• 4 deglaze with sherry until nearly evaporated.
• 5 stir in corn, cream, and tabasco and simmer until thickened.
• 6 season with salt and pepper and then stir in the scallions.