Sweetcorn

Kernels

1. 1

   Pull off husk and silk.

2. 2

   Stand the cob upright inside a wide bowl (or on a small bowl set inside a large one).

3. 3

   Slice downward close to the cob to remove kernels.

4. 4

   Scrape the cob with the back of the knife for the sweet 'milk'.

Tips

• Grill or boil whole cobs before cutting for salads.

Use it in

• Elote
• Sweet corn chaat
• Corn chowder
• Pastel de choclo