Recipe compliments of Rick and Lynne
Maque Choux
Cuisine: American Type: Side Dish Serves: 4
Source:
Cuisine
Attributes:
Quick and Easy, Healthy
Comments:
Maque choux is a traditional Louisiana dish, believed to have been introduced to the French settlers by Native Americans.
Serving Suggestions:
Ingredients:
4 slices of thick-sliced bacon, fried and 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 tsp. Tabasco
Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup scallions, thinly sliced

Instructions:
1. Sauté diced bacon in a large sauté pan over medium heat until crisp. Pour out all but one tablespoon of the drippings.

2. Add diced bell pepper and onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.

3. Deglaze with the sherry until nearly evaporated, scraping up the bit on the bottom of the pan.

4. Stir in the corn, cream and Tabasco, and simmer until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in scallions.

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