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Fried Corn with Bacon

This Fried Corn with Bacon recipe is one of my family’s favorite side dishes to enjoy, especially when fresh corn is readily available.

Here in Colorado, when the local sweet corn arrives at the farmer’s markets and grocery stores it’s a race to eat as much of it as we can while it’s at its finest. (We also love it in our Old Fashioned Corn Chowder with Bacon.)

A large skillet filled with fried corn with bacon.

This easy recipe is one that I developed for my cookbook 101 Things To Do With Bacon (Gibbs Smith, Publisher), and I think you’ll love the way the sautéed bell pepper and bacon enhance the sweet, tender fresh corn.

It’s a great dish to serve at a barbecue or potluck, and it can easily be multiplied for bigger groups.

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6 ears fresh sweet corn, husked and cleaned
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 large red bell pepper, seeded and diced
6 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

In a large bowl, slice the corn off of the cob and scrape each cob into the bowl to release the milk.

Melt the butter over medium-high heat in a large frying pan. Add the bell pepper and cook until softened. Add the corn and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in the crumbled bacon, salt, and pepper and cook 1 minute more. Makes 6 servings.

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About Eliza Cross

Eliza Cross is the author of 17 books, including Small Bites and 101 Things To Do With Bacon. She shares ideas to simplify cooking, gardening, time and money. She is also the owner of Cross Media, Inc. and founder of the BENSA Bacon Lovers Society.

3 thoughts on “Fried Corn with Bacon”

  1. Sounds yummy! My Mom used to scramble eggs with corn, and I sometimes do that with sauteed bell pepper and onions added – but, of course, everything’s better with bacon!

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  2. Corn with bacon?!? Oh dear heavens why have I never thought of this?? This recipe looks positively delicious and I think even the kids will eat it. Perfect summer food. Yum!

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