Corn Macque Choux

By Stina

Ingredients

• 3 - 6 ears of corn shucked and cleaned2 tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 small onion chopped1 small bell pepper chopped
• 2 fresh tomatoes dicedsugar to taste optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, cut kernels off cob scrapping the milk of the corn into your bowl to reap the additional flavor and liquid. Sauté the onion, bell pepper and tomatoes until the pepper is soft. Add the corn to the mixture, adding 1/4 cup milk or cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black or red pepper and cook 30 minutes over medium heat stirring frequently. Some Cajuns like their corn sweet - add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of sugar for this size recipe. Smoked sausage or crawfish can be added in the last 20 minutes of cooking.