James McNair's Corn
by James McNair With southwestern and country-style cooking sweeping the nation, master chef James McNair focuses on an all-American classic--corn.

Tip: Try boiled corn for more results.

1. PERFECT BOILED CORN Always add sugar to water for boiling corn as salt takes out ... For water, enough to boil a dozen ears, add ... hard boil about 15 minutes.

2. PERFECT COOKED CORN ON THE COB Remove husks, silk and ends, from each ear. Rinse corn in cold water and ... to return to a boil. Immediately cover kettle ... with butter, salt and pepper.

3. PERFECT CORN ON THE COB Just before cooking remove ... to 6 ears of corn in a saucepan; cover ... water. Bring to a boil; boil 3 minutes. ... ears 10 to 12 minutes.

4. PERFECT POT ROAST Step 1: Wipe pot ... and bring to a boil, then reduce heat ... Goes very nicely with boiled potatoes. Ingredients: 15  (corns .. flour .. leaves .. oil .. parsley .. roast ...)

5. PERFECT DIVINITY Combine sugar, water and ... to boiling, cover and boil 2 minutes, uncover and ... of each piece of candy. Ingredients: 7  (nuts .. salt .. sugar .. syrup .. vanilla .. whites ...)

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