Copeland's corn maque choux is a classic Cajun dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. It is a creamy, flavorful dish made with fresh corn, bell peppers, onions, and spices. This dish is typically served as a side dish, but it can also be served as a main course with a side of rice or bread. It is a versatile dish that can be customized to your liking, so feel free to experiment with different ingredients and spices to find the perfect combination for you.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
EASY MAQUE CHOUX
Steps:
- In a large skillet or dutch oven, melt the bacon grease or butter over medium heat. Add the oninon and peppers and cook until they are tender - about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, sitrring frequently, for 1 minute.
- Add the corn, tomatoes, and heavy cream and stir to combine. Add the salt and reduce the heat to a low simmer. Cook, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until the corn is cooked through and most of the liquid had evaporated. Adjust seasoning to taste, adding Creole seasoning, if desired. Allow to rest about 5 minutes to allow the mixture to thicken before serving.
CORN MAQUE CHOUX
Corn Maque Choux is full of fresh summer corn, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes ,and spices. It's wonderfully sweet and spicy with so much flavor.
Provided by Christin Mahrlig
Categories Side Dish
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat bacon grease or butter over medium-high heat in a large skillet, cast iron is best.
- Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
- Add corn, diced tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Check for seasoning and add salt if needed. Discard bay leaf.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 276 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
MAQUE CHOUX SKILLET CORNBREAD
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Add the bacon to a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat and let the fat render out, stirring occasionally, until the edges begin to brown. Toss in the jalapeño, red bell pepper and corn and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt together in a large bowl. Stir in the buttermilk, eggs and melted butter, then the green onions, until combined.
- Pour the batter into the hot skillet and bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve with tomato butter.
- Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Set the tomato in the hot pan cut-side down. Cook until the tomato softens and is caramelized, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Let the tomato cool slightly, then add to a food processor along with the butter and salt. Pulse until combined. Remove the butter with a rubber spatula to a small bowl.
CAJUN CORN AND BACON MAQUE CHOUX
This is a Cajun recipe I've had forever! I first prepared it when I was in my high school class in Metairie, Louisiana. It's awesome!
Provided by Jodi Hanlon
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Corn
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut corn off the cobs by thinly slicing across the tops of the kernels; place in a medium bowl. Cut across the kernels again to release milk from the corn, add milk to bowl. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and green pepper, cook until onion is transparent, about 5 to 8 minutes. Combine corn, tomatoes, and milk with the onion mixture. Reduce heat to medium low, and cook 20 minutes longer, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Do not boil. Season with salt and cayenne pepper. Lower heat, cover skillet, and cook 5 to 10 minutes longer. Stir in green onions and bacon. Remove from heat and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.5 calories, Carbohydrate 23.1 g, Cholesterol 41.9 mg, Fat 21.5 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 17.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 884 mg, Sugar 5.9 g
CORN MAQUE CHOUX RECIPE
Provided by cindygwest
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cook bacon in a skillet over medium, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes; drain on paper towels. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings. Allow bacon to cool; crumble and set aside. Melt butter with the bacon drippings in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, thyme, salt, black pepper, parsley, and Creole seasoning in the butter mixture until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 more minutes. Mix in beef broth and corn; bring to a boil. Cover the saucepan and reduce heat to low; simmer until broth is nearly evaporated and vegetables are tender, about 20 more minutes. Stir in crumbled bacon. Dish can be simmered longer or held over low heat if desired.
CORN MAQUE CHOUX
Provided by Bruce Aidells
Categories Herb Side Thanksgiving Vegetarian High Fiber Dinner Corn Bell Pepper Fall Potluck Bon Appétit Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper; sauté until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add corn; sauté 2 minutes. Add cream, thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce. Simmer until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Mix in green onion, parsley, and basil. Season to taste with coarse salt, pepper, and more hot pepper sauce, if desired.
CAJUN CORN MAQUE CHOUX
This classic creamy side dish takes advantage of both the sweetness and the starchiness of fresh corn. The trinity of onions, bell peppers and celery gives it a distinctive Cajun flavor, while the tomatoes add brightness. Although usually a side dish, it sometimes takes center stage with the addition of shrimp or crawfish.
Provided by Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Cut the kernels off of the corn into a large bowl. Using the back of the knife, scrape the sweet corn milk from the cobs to extract about 3 tablespoons and add it to the bowl. Set aside.
- 2. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until the fat renders and the bacon is crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate and set aside. Add the butter to the skillet and when melted, add the celery, bell peppers and onions. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 15 minutes. Add the milk, scallion whites, garlic, tomatoes and corn. Cook until thickened, 10 minutes.
- 3. Serve garnished with the scallion greens and reserved bacon.
VEGETARIAN MAQUE CHOUX
This is a yummy Cajun smothered corn dish that is slightly spicy and crunchy. It is pronounced MOCK shoo.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Corn
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Remove the husks from corn; scrub with a stiff brush to remove silks.
- Rinse.
- Use a sharp knife to remove corn from cobs, cutting two-thirds of the way to the cob.
- Scrape cobs with a dull edge of a knife.
- (You should have about 4 cups.) In a 3-quart saucepan, cook onion and green pepper in butter or margarine about 5 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in corn, tomato, salt, black pepper, and red pepper.
- Cover and cook over low heat about 20 minutes or until corn is tender.
- Season to taste.
- Enjoy!
- Makes 6 side-dish servings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.5, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 144.2, Carbohydrate 26.2, Fiber 4, Sugar 5.5, Protein 4.4
MAQUE CHOUX
This classic Cajun side dish is a sweet, hot, juicy, milky, buttery combination of corn, onions and peppers. It's often cooked in rendered bacon fat and enriched with heavy cream, but this version relies upon only butter and a little water in their place, which allow the ingredients' flavors to sing more clearly. While it is commonly understood that Fat Equals Flavor, there is a point at which too much fat actually masks complexities in flavors and dulls their vibrancy. Try the maque choux this way and see if you notice how bold and lively it tastes. If you miss the smokiness that bacon imparts, try instead a pinch of smoked paprika stirred in at the end.
Provided by Gabrielle Hamilton
Categories dinner, easy, quick, weeknight, vegetables, main course, side dish
Time 20m
Yield About 1 generous quart
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Working with 1 corn cob at a time, set the ear of corn upright in a medium bowl. Shave the corn from the cob by slicing down the sides using the tip of a sharp chef's knife, holding the knife almost vertical. (This gives you neat tablets of corn that land squarely in the bowl and keeps the kernels from scattering all over the counter.) Using the back of the knife, scrape each cob to release all the nibs and the "milk" of the kernels into the bowl. Repeat with remaining ears of corn, then snap the cobs in half, and add them to the bowl.
- In a large, deep sauté pan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat until foaming. Add onion and celery, and season with 1 or 2 pinches of kosher salt. Stir constantly until softened and translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add 2 tablespoons butter and the bell pepper, poblano and serrano, and stir constantly, adding another pinch of kosher salt, letting the butter melt and the peppers soften and become translucent, about 2 or 3 minutes. You will smell the peppers' sweetness and their mild capsaicin releasing.
- Add the final 3 tablespoons butter and the corn mixture from the bowl, cobs included, and another pinch of kosher salt. Stir constantly to coat with the butter and combine thoroughly.
- When everything starts to hiss and sound hot, but isn't cooking so hard as to take color, add 1/2 cup water and a healthy few grinds of black pepper, and cover the pan for a couple of minutes to steam/shallow braise the mixture.
- Remove the lid, and stir well, noticing the corn releasing its liquid and the kernels softening, and the cobs turning somewhat translucent, if however vague. You will notice a general softening and melding together. Return the lid, and let cook a few more minutes, noticing the water evaporating and the remaining liquid reducing and gaining some "body" and gloss. Discard the corn cobs, but do suck them before tossing - those buttery juices make a nice cook's treat.
- Taste for salt, and serve. It should be sweet, spicy, a bit wet and surprisingly complex, given the few ingredients and their ordinariness. If you want a smoky taste, add a good pinch of smoked paprika.
CORN AND TASSO MAQUE CHOUX
Provided by Francine Maroukian
Categories Tomato Side Sauté High Fiber Backyard BBQ Ham Grill Grill/Barbecue Shallot Chile Pepper Bon Appétit Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush 1 ear of corn with oil, then sprinkle with coarse salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Grill corn until cooked through and slightly charred, turning occasionally, about 14 minutes. Set grilled corn aside.
- Cut kernels off 3 remaining ears of corn. Place kernels in large bowl; reserve cobs.
- Using coarse side of box grater, grate any milky juices from 3 reserved cobs into medium bowl. Coarsely grate ear of grilled corn, then any milky juices from cob into same medium bowl.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add tasso and sauté until almost crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Add shallots, poblano chile, celery, thyme, and garlic. Sauté until celery is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add corn kernels; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and grilled corn with juices. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 8 minutes. Mix in 2 tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with green onions.
MAQUE CHOUX CORN
This is an Alex Patout recipe, it is my favorite for corn macque choux. When the Patout family closed their restaurant in New Iberia, Louisiana to move to New Orleans, Louisiana, it broke my heart.
Provided by lacoonass1
Categories Corn
Time 1h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Shuck the corn.
- Working with one cob at a time hold over a bowl and cut away the kernels in layers (you don't want to end up with whole kernels).
- Scrape the knife down the cob to "milk" it.
- Heat the butter in a Dutch oven or other large heavy pot over medium-high heat then add the onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes.
- Sauté until onions are transparent (about 15 minutes).
- Stir in the salt and pepper then add the corn and the milk (from the cobs) and stir well.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook until the corn is tender (20-30 minutes).
- If mixture begins to dry out before corn is tender, add a little milk and butter.
- Notes: Sometimes I add some andouille or smoked pork sausage or tasso just to give it a change of taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 486.9, Fat 33.3, SaturatedFat 19.9, Cholesterol 81.3, Sodium 1032.2, Carbohydrate 48.1, Fiber 8.7, Sugar 13.5, Protein 8.6
CORN MAQUE CHOUX (FRIED CORN) RECIPE
Provided by gbvampy1
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In the skillet, heat the butter over medium low heat until melted. Add the onion and saute until wilted but not brown. Add the bell peppers and the corn and stir to coat everything with butter, sprinkle with some salt, pepper, and cayenne, and continue cooking over med-low heat, stirring frequently, until all liquid (if any) completely evaporates, the vegetables start to take on a slight caramalization and the whole room smells really, really good. (This should take about 20 minutes). Taste, adjust the seasonings if you need to, and serve. Note: I say to use a cast iron skillet because, as with cornbread, I believe this dish suffers in flavor if it is not cooked in one. However, if you don't have one, you can use another skillet- just know that it would be much better cooked in a cast iron skillet.
MELODY'S CORN MAQUE CHOUX
A common Creole dish that can be served as a side dish to any combination of meat and potatoes, pasta, or rice dishes. A flavorful complement. Prep time depend on whether or not you chop your own seasonings or use frozen pre-chopped seasonings. Cook time depends on how long it takes to prepare and cook the rest of the meal. Number of servings depends on how much everybody likes it.
Provided by Melody Dumplin
Categories Corn Side Dishes
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cook bacon in a skillet over medium, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes; drain on paper towels. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings.
- Allow bacon to cool; crumble and set aside.
- Melt butter with the bacon drippings in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, thyme, salt, black pepper, parsley, and Creole seasoning in the butter mixture until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 more minutes.
- Mix in beef broth and corn; bring to a boil.
- Cover the saucepan and reduce heat to low; simmer until broth is nearly evaporated and vegetables are tender, about 20 more minutes. Stir in crumbled bacon. Dish can be simmered longer or held over low heat if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.3 calories, Carbohydrate 25.1 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 7.9 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 604.6 mg, Sugar 5.3 g
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use fresh corn. If using frozen corn, thaw it completely before using.
- If you don't have fresh bell peppers, you can use a jar of diced bell peppers.
- If you don't have a food processor, you can chop the vegetables by hand.
- Be sure to cook the corn mixture over medium heat so that the vegetables have time to soften without burning.
- If the corn mixture is too thick, you can add a little bit of milk or water.
- Corn maque choux can be served as a side dish or as a main course.
- If you're serving corn maque choux as a main course, you can add some cooked chicken, shrimp, or sausage.
Conclusion:
Corn maque choux is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that's perfect for summer gatherings. It's a great way to use fresh corn and other summer vegetables. Corn maque choux can be served as a side dish or as a main course. It's also a great dish to make ahead of time. Simply reheat it over low heat before serving.
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