Fresh, Creamy & Easy Corn Polenta

Summary by Krater

Jacques Pépin demonstrates how to make fresh polenta by cutting corn kernels off ears of corn, pureeing them in a blender, and cooking the puree in butter with salt and pepper until thickened. He finishes the dish with fresh chives.

From the video

Answers: How do you make fresh corn polenta?

• fresh corn polenta
• cutting corn kernels
• pureeing corn in a blender
• cooking fresh corn puree

Ingredients

• 2 ears corn
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• chives or chive blossoms

What it concludes

• One corn gives you about one cup of corn kernels.
• A blender liquefies the fresh corn more than a food processor.
• The fresh polenta thickens naturally due to the starch in the corn.
• The fresh polenta is extremely sweet without adding sugar.
• Cooking the pureed corn takes about one minute at the most.