Fried Corn with Bacon and Fresh Jalapeños

4.67 from 9 votes

Fried Corn with Bacon and Fresh Jalapeños

Upgrade your side dish repertoire with this recipe for Fried Corn with Bacon and Fresh Jalapeños. It's loaded with veggie goodness and a touch of bacon.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Side Dishes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon, corn, jalapeno, side dish, southern

Servings: servings

Calories: 216kcal

Author: Mee McCormick

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.

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