Corn Maque Choux
Corn Maque Choux is a traditional Louisiana dish made with corn, bell peppers, onions and cajun spices. Milk or cream is added, making the dish similar to a creamed corn.
Servings: 6
Calories: 104kcal
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 2 cups corn kernels fresh or frozen
- 1 large red pepper diced
- 1 large orange pepper diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- ¾ cup milk or cream
Instructions
- In a large skillet cook bacon until crispy. Remove from the heat and crumble the bacon. Reserve 1 teaspoon of bacon grease.4 slices bacon
- Add the butter to the skillet along with the corn, bell peppers and onions and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes until vegetables are softened.2 cups corn kernels, 1 large red pepper, 1 large orange pepper, 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, 1 small onion
- Then add in the Creole seasoning and flour, stirring well to combine.1 tablespoon Creole seasoning, 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- Pour in the milk and let the mixture thicken for 3-5 minutes.¾ cup milk
- Stir in the crumbled bacon and serve. Garnish with dried parsley or chopped green onions if desired.
Notes
Milk: We keep 2% milk in the house and I use this if I don't have any cream on hand. If you don't have either, but have cream cheese, cut 3 oz. into small pieces and stir it into the mixture until it melts. You can skip the flour in this case.
Cajun Seasoning: Cajun and creole seasoning are pretty interchangeable if your grocery store only carries one.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 269mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2191IU | Vitamin C: 72mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg
