Last year the trend in recipes was “Marry Me” everything. This year the favorite descriptor is “Million Dollar”. The implication is that the recipe is incredibly rich, and in this case it does not disappoint. With thick cut bacon, heavy cream, and gourmet spreadable cheese, this corn dish is worthy of the label.

“Million Dollar” Corn

Recipe by Marianne Williams at Southern Living

Ingredients:

  • 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
  • 1 cup baked Cheddar crackers (such as Cheez-Its), coarsely crushed
  • 4 slices thick-cut bacon (about 6 oz.), chopped
  • 8 medium (8 1/2 oz. each) ears shucked yellow corn
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion (from 1 medium [8-oz.] onion)
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided
  • 1 (5.3-oz.) pkg. garlic and fine herbs spreadable gourmet cheese (such as Boursin)
  • 3 Tbsp. heavy cream
  • 1 tsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions:

  1. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large high-sided skillet over medium. Add crushed crackers and cook, stirring often, until toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon into a medium heat-proof bowl and set aside. Wipe skillet clean.
  2. Add bacon to skillet and heat over medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fat has rendered and bacon is crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to bowl with crackers and set aside. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the skillet.
  3. While bacon cooks, remove kernels from corn cobs and place in a large bowl. Use the back of a chef’s knife to scrape corn milk from cobs into bowl with kernels; discard cobs.
  4. Add 2 tablespoons of the remaining butter to skillet with bacon fat and heat over medium-high until melted. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add corn kernels and corn milk, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt to skillet and cook, stirring often, until just crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and stir in spreadable cheese, cream, sugar, and remaining 2 tablespoons butter until incorporated.
  6. Add chives and pepper to bacon mixture and stir to combine. Sprinkle corn with bacon mixture and serve immediately.

Cook’s Note: Rather than buying Boursin, check out Tulip Tree Creamery’s Fromage Frais available at the Market. See Old Major Market for their specialty thick cut bacons.

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