Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
40 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Black bean corn (sweet corn) is a rustic dish that is incredibly rich, sweet, fragrant, and delicious. Have you tried it yet? Today, let’s go to the market with TasteVN to prepare the necessary ingredients and get cooking using a rice cooker to steam a batch of this black bean corn!
Ingredients for Black Bean Corn Serves 4
Black beans 300 gr Sweet corn 3 ears Coconut milk 1 cup (rice bowl) Salt/ sugar a little
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose good black beans
- Choose large, evenly round black beans that are shiny black.
- Good black beans have a light fragrant smell, and when touched, they feel dry and not damp.
- Avoid buying beans with a white powdery layer on the outside or those that are moldy or infested.
How to choose fresh and delicious sticky corn
- To make this dish fragrant and flavorful, you should choose sticky corn instead of large, crunchy American corn.
- Fresh and delicious sticky corn has husks that are still bright green, not turning brown or yellow. Good corn will have smooth corn silk; the drier the silk, the older the corn, and when cooked, it will be more deliciously chewy.
- Choose corn that has plump kernels, evenly colored yellow with a slightly opaque white, and feels heavy when held.
Tools needed
Rice cooker, bowl, spoon, basket, basin
How to prepare Black Bean Corn
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Rinse and cook black beans
After purchasing, soak the black beans for about 2 – 3 hours to expand, then rinse them clean with water.
Add the black beans to the rice cooker along with 1 cup (rice bowl) of coconut milk (the type with some coconut pulp), 500ml of water, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, close the lid, then press the “Cook” button and cook normally like cooking rice.
After about 10 minutes, open the lid to check if the beans are soft; if they are not soft, continue cooking for another 5 minutes until the black beans are just soft.
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Prepare and separate corn kernels
Remove the husk from the sticky corn, clean the silk, and separate the kernels, then wash thoroughly and place in a colander to drain.
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Cook corn with black beans
When the black beans are boiling and soft, add all the corn kernels to cook together.
Cook for about another 10 – 15 minutes, then you can open the rice cooker lid to stir the corn and beans together, then cover the lid again and continue cooking for another 10 minutes until the corn and beans are tender and the water in the pot is completely evaporated.
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Mix sugar and melt the sugar
Add 3 tablespoons of sugar or more depending on your taste into the pot, mix well with the corn and black beans and cook for another 10 minutes, then turn off the heat, transfer to a bowl, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Finished Product
Thus, we have a delicious and rustic dish of corn with black beans to enjoy. The creamy flavor of black beans combined with the sticky, fragrant corn and the rich aroma of coconut milk makes this dish, although simple, incredibly appealing.
You can enjoy this corn dish with sesame salt or dry shrimp to enhance the flavor!
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Above is a detailed guide on how to cook black bean corn in a rustic style, with a rich and sweet taste reminiscent of home. TasteVN hopes that with the delicious, simple, easy, and convenient cooking suggestions we share, you will find it helpful in taking care of your family and loved ones. Wishing you success!
*Image and recipe source from the YouTube channel Bà Nội trợ Việt
