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How to Make Salt and Pepper Corn

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Corn kernels
  • Salt and pepper seasoning
  • Sesame seeds
  • Cooking oil
  • Starch
  • Two plastic trays
  • Several sheets of oil-absorbing paper

Quantities

The portion size is equivalent to the standard serving at a Sichuan restaurant.

  • Corn kernels (bagged) 350g
  • Starch (enough to completely cover the surface of the corn kernels, approximately 40-70g)
  • Salt and pepper seasoning 10g
  • Sesame seeds 10g

Instructions

  • The corn kernels are pre-shelled; simply thaw them. Soak in warm water for 15 minutes or boil in water on the stove for 5 minutes.
  • Take one tray, designate it as BoxA, line it with oil-absorbing paper, and pour in the thawed corn kernels.
  • Shake, shake, shake! - Continue until the oil-absorbing paper is fully saturated.
  • Take a second tray, BoxB, line it with oil-absorbing paper, and pour all the corn kernels from BoxA into BoxB.
  • Shake, shake, shake! - Continue until the oil-absorbing paper is fully saturated.
  • Repeat the above steps multiple times until there are no visible water droplets on the corn surface, but the kernels remain moist.
  • Pour in a generous amount of starch, ensuring it completely covers the corn kernels.
  • Shake, shake, shake! - Continue until the corn kernels are fully coated with starch.
  • Turn on the stove - Place the pan - Pour in oil, spreading it to cover the bottom of the pan but not too much.
  • When the oil is 80% hot, pour in the starch-coated corn kernels.
  • Pan-fry over medium heat for 30 seconds without stirring to prevent the starch coating from falling off.
  • Gently stir-fry for 3 minutes, then remove from heat.
  • The most important step: Sprinkle with 3g of salt and pepper seasoning, and sprinkle sesame seeds!
  • Delicious "Salt and Pepper Corn" is ready.

Additional Notes

Do not shell the corn yourself as it is tedious; you can order "pre-shelled corn kernels" via food delivery apps, which will arrive within 30 minutes. Thaw them in warm water. If thawing in boiling water is too slow, boil them directly! (Do not boil the corn itself while still in its packaging; tear a small opening in the package before boiling.

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Salt and Pepper Corn