Fried Corn with Bacon and Fresh Jalapeños
This Southern fried corn recipe combines sweet corn, crispy bacon, jalapeños, and onions in one easy skillet side dish. Ready in about 20 minutes, it's the perfect accompaniment to barbecues, weeknight dinners, and holiday meals.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 216kcal
Ingredients
- 4 strips bacon*
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 cup diced red onion
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 2 fresh jalapeños seeded deveined, and diced
- 3 cups fresh corn kernels sliced off the cop about 6 to 8 ears
- 2 tablespoons local honey or 2 tablespoons maple syrup**
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- Dash sea salt
- Red pepper flakes to taste
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, fry the bacon in the oil until crispy; transfer to a paper towel to drain
- Add the onion, garlic, red pepper, and jalapeños to the skillet and cook until soft, about 4 minutes.
- Add the corn and cook until soft. Crumble the bacon and toss in with the corn.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the honey and apple cider vinegar. Season with sea salt and some red pepper flakes, to taste, for extra heat.
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Notes
Substitutions:
*If meat-free, replace with Coconut Bacon or Tempeh Bacon
**If watching sugar, replace with an equivalent amount of stevia.
Excerpted from My Pinewood Kitchen: 130+ Crazy Delicious, Gluten-Free Recipes to Reduce Inflammation and Make Your Gut Happy. Copyright (c) 2020. Used with permission of the publisher, Health Communications Inc. All rights reserved.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 162mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g
