Description
Corn souffle from Ina Garten brings elegance to summer side dishes with creamy, rich flavors. Baked golden and puffy, this classic recipe offers comfort and sophistication for home cooks you’ll surely enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 tablespoons (¼ cup / 60 ml) butter, melted
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 box (8.5 oz / 241 g) corn muffin mix
- 1 can (15 oz / 425 g) cream-style corn
- 1 can (15 oz / 425 g) whole kernel corn, drained
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350°F, positioning the rack centrally to guarantee uniform heat distribution.
- Dish Preparation: Generously butter a 2-quart casserole dish, ensuring complete coverage to prevent potential sticking.
- Mixture Creation: In a large mixing bowl, combine whole corn kernels, corn puree, egg, melted butter, sour cream, and corn muffin mix, whisking until the ingredients form a smooth, consistent blend with no visible dry pockets.
- Baking Process: Pour the corn mixture into the prepared casserole dish, spreading evenly with a spatula and creating a level surface for uniform cooking.
- Cooking and Monitoring: Bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, watching for a golden-brown exterior and a firm, set center that shows minimal jiggling when gently pressed.
- Resting and Serving: After removing from the oven, allow the corn souffle to rest for 5-10 minutes, which helps stabilize the texture and makes portioning easier, resulting in a more cohesive and appetizing dish.
Notes
- Butter Coating Trick: Use softened butter to create a non-stick surface, ensuring easy dish removal and preventing burning.
- Mixing Mastery: Blend ingredients thoroughly but gently to maintain corn’s texture and prevent overmixing, which can make the souffle dense.
- Doneness Detection: Check the center’s firmness and golden-brown edges as key indicators of perfect cooking, avoiding underdone or dry results.
- Resting Ritual: Let the souffle rest 5-10 minutes after baking to help it set and stabilize, improving both texture and serving ease.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg