Corn Custard With Chorizo And Mushrooms Recipes

CORN CUSTARD WITH CHORIZO AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter baking dish.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chorizo, stirring occasionally, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain briefly, then transfer chorizo to baking dish. Reserve fat in skillet.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to fat in skillet and heat over moderately high heat, then sauté mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms are browned, about 8 minutes. Add chile and sauté, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute. Transfer to baking dish with chorizo.
• Purée 2 cups corn with cream cheese, cornmeal, and sugar in a food processor until as smooth as possible (mixture will still be grainy).
• Whisk together eggs, milk, and salt in a large bowl until combined well. Whisk in corn purée, scallions, 1 1/2 cups cheese, and remaining 2 cups corn until combined. Pour mixture into baking dish and sprinkle evenly with remaining cup cheese.
• Bake until puffed, set, and golden, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool slightly before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CORNBREAD-CHORIZO STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Remove the stems from 24 large cremini mushrooms (finely chop the stems for the filling).
• Wipe the caps clean with a damp paper towel, then toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt. Arrange on a baking sheet.
• Cook 4 ounces fresh chorizo (casing removed) in a skillet with olive oil over medium heat, breaking up the meat, until no longer pink, 4 minutes. Add the chopped mushroom stems and 1/4 cup each finely chopped celery and yellow bell pepper; season with salt. Cook until just tender, about 5 minutes. Let cool, then mix with 1 1/2 cups crumbled cornbread, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar, 1/4 cup each chopped parsley and scallions, and 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeno. Divide among the mushroom caps.
• Bake until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then remove from the baking sheet.

CORNBREAD CHORIZO STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease a baking dish.
• Remove casings from the chorizo and cook in a large skillet until crumbly and browned, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the skillet, add to a large bowl, and set aside.
• Melt butter in the same skillet. Add onion and celery and cook until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add cilantro and transfer mixture to the bowl of chorizo. Add cornbread and chicken broth; stir until well incorporated. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until thoroughly warmed and stuffing starts to brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve garnished with cotija cheese.

CORN CUSTARD

Steps:

• Sprinkle corn and red pepper in greased 6 cup shallow casserole dish.
• Whisk together eggs, sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper; pour over corn mixture.
• Bake in 350f degrees oven for 1 hour or until top is golden brown and slightly puffed.

CORN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Melt butter in sauce pan.
• Add mushrooms and cook uncovered over medium heat stirring occasionally until tender.
• Add remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally until tender about 5 to 7 minutes.

CHEF JOHN'S CREAMY CORN CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter six 6-ounce glass or ceramic ramekins. Set ramekins into a 2-inch deep baking dish.
• Place corn into a large saucepan and stir in cream, salt, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a simmer and remove from heat; stir in milk.
• Transfer corn mixture to a blender and pulse several times to get the mixture moving. Blend on high speed until smooth and creamy.
• Whisk egg yolks with eggs until smooth in a mixing bowl. Slowly whisk about 1/4 cup hot corn mixture into eggs until the corn mixture is incorporated. Repeat several times more until all the corn mixture is combined with eggs.
• Divide corn mixture equally into the 6 ramekins. Pour hot tap water into the baking dish to come about halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until custards are just set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let custards cool for about 10 minutes before serving in ramekins or unmolding onto serving plates. To unmold, insert a knife between the custard and the ramekin, go around the edge with knife to loosen, and turn over onto a plate to unmold.

MUSHROOM CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the carrots, celery, mushrooms and onions in butter until tender. Stir in the soup, milk, corn, ham and seasoned salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; stir in cheese. Cook and stir 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. If desired, serve with additional celery leaves.

CHORIZO, ROASTED CORN, AND CURRANT DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut bread into 1/2-inch pieces and spread evenly in a shallow baking pan. Toast bread in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10 to 15 minutes, and transfer croutons to a large bowl.
• Increase temperature to 400°F.
• In shallow baking pan put 1 tablespoon oil and add corn, turning it to coat. Season corn with salt and roast in middle of oven, turning it once halfway through roasting, about 30 minutes. Cool corn to room temperature. Cut corn kernels from cobs and transfer to a bowl.
• Cut chorizo into 1/2-inch cubes. Coarsely chop onion and celery and in a large skillet cook in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add vegetables and any butter remaining in skillet to corn. In skillet cook chorizo in remaining tablespoon oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and with a slotted spoon transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• To croutons add corn mixture, chorizo, and all remaining ingredients except water, tossing to combine well, and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle water over dressing and toss to evenly distribute. Transfer dressing to a 4-quart shallow casserole dish. Dressing may be made up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Bake dressing, covered, in middle of oven until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover dressing and bake until top is crisp, about 15 minutes more. Makes about 12 cups, serving 6 generously.

MEXICAN CHORIZO AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook and crumble chorizo over medium heat until cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove chorizo to paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in pan., In drippings, saute onion and the red and poblano peppers over medium heat until tender, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended; cook and stir 3 minutes. Gradually stir in broth., Add potatoes and corn; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes. Stir in sour cream and chorizo; heat through. If desired, serve with cheese and cilantro.