Corn and Bacon Casserole

[kevin313]

We made this casserole over the weekend and our guests loved it - served it with fried chicken.

All Kinds of Goodness - Corn & Bacon Casserole

One of the best parts of summer (and fall) is the fresh produce. We have worked with fresh sweet corn a number of ways, and they all let...

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[retropia]

Kevin, this looks yummy! This recipe could go into your own "man-pleaser" cookbook.

 

[sel8207]

teaching

I think it's great you are teaching the people these recipes and we get to see the old stoves in action too; great stove and kitchen. Especially like the overhead light. Great recipe. Enjoyed the video much. Les

 

[58limited]

This sounds great! Wrote the recipe down as I watched, will have to make this soon. Have you posted your fried chicken recipe?

 

[kevin313]

@doug: well, I have to say this is a "man pleaser" - but then a man knows what a man likes! ;-)

@Les: thanks - we are going to switch out the stove sometime this summer and give another one of the stoves in storage a chance to show us its stuff!

@david: no, we haven't done fried chicken yet. Hopefully will get to that soon. It has to be a nice day, because I always fry the chicken outside on the porch/deck.

 

[Ultramatic]

Thank you Kevin!

<span style="font-size: medium;">As usual, another mouth-watering dish!</span>

 

[twintubdexter]

I think most corn grown in the U.S. is used to feed hogs so it's only natural that I love it. I don't think I've ever made anything out of fresh corn so I'll try this.

I always enjoy seeing videos made at the "cottage." I especially like your very attractive Hootie Ring.

No, not this kind of Hootie Ring

 

[retromania]

Casserole

Looks fabulous!!! Can't wait to try it! What happened to your Westinghouse range that you used in your Latkes video???

 

[imperial70]

That sounds like a great dish! May I suggest sweating the onion and celery first, before making the roux. Set the onions/celery aside and then start working on the roux.  Either way really great comfort food that is wholesome and tasty. Bravo!

 

[perc-o-prince]

Kevin- the corn...

Great recipe!

You and Ralph were talking about the corn- We had corn from Price Chopper last week, several times, and it was SO GOOD! They said it was from Florida and the first of the season. It so reminded me of the fresh local butter/sugar corn we usually have to wait until later summer to enjoy up north!

Chuck

 

[kevin313]

@joe - LOL!! Love your hootie ring...looks fabulous! But I know you are refering to the Hudee ring around the sink. A lot of people didn't like these because crud can get into the edges, but I think they look wonderful.

@andy - the Westy range is in our other kitchen in our Detroit home.

@paul - the sweating of the onions and celery is a great idea - it would get some of their liquids out in advance of adding them to the casserole. Thanks!

@chuck - I think the corn we used for the recipe also came from Florida. While I'm partial to Michigan sweet corn, it's not ready until at least mid-July and this Florida corn was so sweet and delicious!

 

[58limited]

Kevin, I was at the store earlier and on impulse decided to make this, I'm baking it right now (plus, I needed more bacon grease so it was an excuse to cook bacon, I cooked a whole pound). I forgot the Worcestershire sauce but I think it will be fine. I sweated the onion and celery with the roux at low heat so the roux wouldn't turn brown until they were tender. I used peppered bacon (HEB brand for you Texans) so the casserole kinda looks dirty from the pepper. The only other change I made is that I tossed the bread crumbs (sourdough) with 2 Tbsp melted butter. I'll update in a bit with the results but I'm sure it will be great.

 

The BBQ joints around here serve a variation of this that I just call creamed corn - it doesn't always have bacon ( but often has ham). This style of corn has a creamy white sauce (the sauce is not thick) and usually some bell pepper in it along with the celery and onion.

 

[twintubdexter]

Hootie, Hudee, Whodee?

Kevin,

While I was a plumbing buyer for many years at Orchard Supply Hardware in San Jose they were always called hootie rings. We carried them but there was very little demand. I guess there's different terms for different areas on the Country.

I'm glad you appreciated my comment. Half of the people on here must think I'm crazy, the other half knows I am.

 

[imperial70]

The New Market Basket

Chuck,

 

Have you gone by the new Market Basket on Rt. 62 in Hudson by Lowes and BJs?  IMHO, very good.  Like all (DeMoula's) it's about FOOD.

 

paul

 

[58limited]

Yep, this recipe is great! The peppered bacon makes it kinda spicy, I'll use regular bacon next time.