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trini boil corn

Trini Boil Corn

Learn how to boil corn with this nostalgic recipe that brings back the flavors of Trinidad & Tobago street food from the past!
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Cook Time: 1 hour
Course: Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad
Keyword: vegan, vegetarian
Author: baidawi

Ingredients

  • 5 ears of corn scored & cut in halves
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 8 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper finely chopped *optional
  • 1 bundle of shadon beni finely chopped, leaves & stems separated
  • 4 heaping tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp roucou
  • 4 cups coconut milk
  • 2 cups water
  • salt & black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Add butter to a pot along with onion, garlic, scotch bonnet pepper and shadon beni stems then sauté for 2 minutes
  • Add corn, roucou, coconut milk and water then season with salt & black pepper to taste.
  • Bring corn to a boil on high heat
  • Lower heat to medium then simmer corn for 45 minutes to one hour or until most of the liquid has evaporated
  • Serve & Enjoy!

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