Thursday, August 13, 2009

Corn with Bell Pepper

This is a light recipe that is easy to make. The yellow corn is combined with red and green bell peppers to display a very colorful dish. This recipe comes from Beijing chef Xu's website.

Corn with Bell Pepper

Serves 2

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
15oz can whole kernel corn, drained
1 small green bell pepper,
seeds taken out, finely diced to match the corn size
1 small red bell pepper,
seeds taken out, finely diced to match the corn size
1 tablespoon of butter
2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chicken stock or water
1 tablespoon corn starch mixed with 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoon water

Tips:
  1. Cut the bell pepper into the same size as corn will make the dish look more uniformed
Instruction:
  1. In a wok or saute pan, heat butter over high heat until melted
  2. Add in the corn, stir fry until corn release its fragrance, about 3 minutes
  3. Add salt and stock, the stock should be covering the corn
  4. Put on a lid, and cook until stock boils, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 minute
  5. Mix in the bell peppers, cook over high heat for couple minutes
  6. Mix in the corn starch mixture to let the sauce thicken, and serve

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