About
3 Pepper Corn Bake is an exceptionally flavorful way to add some pizzazz to your next meal. Organic corn mixed with summery cornmeal, creamy pepper jack cheese, rich cream, and a little heat from the 3 types of peppers takes corn to a whole new level. Get triple the flavor with 3 Pepper Corn Bake and you'll never go back to just regular old corn. In fact, you will be "amaized"!
Ingredients
- For the corn bake:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus more, to taste, for greasing the pan, plus 6 tablespoons, melted and cooled, divided
- 1 1/2 cups yellow onion, chopped
- 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chipotle in adobo, minced with liquid
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt, plus more, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 cups frozen organic corn kernels, thawed, divided
- 1/4 cup fine cornmeal
- 2 cups pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 6 large eggs
- Optional, for serving:
- salsa, to taste, store-bought or homemade
- cilantro sprigs, to taste
- sour cream, to taste
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Using the extra softened butter, grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
Step 3 -In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, melt the 2 tablespoons of the softened butter.
Step 4 -Add the onion and the green bell pepper to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until golden-brown and caramelized, about 8 minutes.
Step 5 -Add the garlic to the onion mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Step 6 -Add the chipotle pepper and the adobo liquid, the extra salt, and the black pepper to the onion mixture and stir to combine.
Step 7 -Transfer the onion mixture from the skillet to a large bowl and let it cool to room temperature.
Step 8 -In a food processor, add 3 cups of the corn kernels and purée until very smooth.
Step 9 -Add the puréed corn, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, the cornmeal, the remaining corn kernels, and the pepper jack cheese to the onion mixture and stir to combine.
Step 10 -In a separate large bowl, add the remaining 6 tablespoons of the melted butter, the heavy cream, and the eggs and whisk just until combined.
Step 11 -Fold the egg mixture into the corn mixture.
Step 12 -Add the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
Step 13 -Bake until puffed, golden, and the center jiggles slightly, about 45-50 minutes.
Step 14 -Transfer the bake from the oven to a wire rack and let it cool, about 15 minutes.
Step 15 -Serve with your favorite optional toppings!
