Sweet Corn Coconut Sauce with Asian Aromatics
Ingredients:
1 ounce vegetable oil
3 tablespoons minced shallots
2 cups fresh corn kernels, cobs reserved, plus 1 additional
cup fresh corn kernels
3 cups unsweetened coconut
milk
2 lemon grass stalks, white parts reserved for the
presentation,
1 inch of fresh galangal, peeled and then sliced into coin
sized pieces
2 kaffir lime leaves
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
2 tablespoons of fish
sauce
Preparation:
Over a low flame, heat a stainless steel saucepan. Warm the
vegetable oil in the pan for a few seconds. Add the shallots
and sauté for about 30 seconds.
Add two cups of corn kernels,
the coconut milk, the reserved corncobs, the lemon grass
stalks, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and white pepper.
Simmer for about 9 minutes. Don't let it reduce much.
Remove from the heat and add the fish sauce.
Let the mixture
sit for a while to absorb the flavors.
Take the corncobs,
lemongrass, galangal, and lime leaves out of the saucepan and
discard. Puree the mixture until smooth.
Heat the sauce in a saucepan and add the remaining corn to
the pan.
Directions:
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