How to boil corn in 5 minutes. Need a microwave and a bag

Cooking corn takes from half an hour (if the cobs are “milk” ripe) to several hours. However, if you microwave corn in a bag, it will be ready in five to ten minutes. We will tell you how to choose suitable cobs for cooking in a microwave oven and how to boil them not only quickly, but also safely.

Corn in the microwave: recipe

There are several ways to cook corn in the microwave:

Entirely without leaves. It will taste no different from cobs cooked in a pan on the stove. Preparation for cooking is carried out as usual.
Entirely in leaves. These cobs taste like steamed ones. Before placing them in a bag, remove the top layer of leaves - firstly, all the dust and dirt has accumulated on them, and secondly, they are too hard and dry, so they will absorb moisture instead of giving it away.
In pieces. This method is used for cooking very long cobs, which are difficult to fit both in a bag and in a microwave oven. If you come across exactly these, before cooking, peel them from the leaves and cut them into pieces 5–6 cm thick.

Regardless of which cooking option you choose, be sure to cut off the thick, hard “butt” (the place where the cob is attached to the stalk) from the corn.

Having prepared the cobs accordingly, proceed to cooking:

Place the corn in a bag and add a few tablespoons of water.
Tie the bag tightly.Use the tip of a knife or a toothpick to make several holes in the top to allow steam to escape. Otherwise, the bag will swell until it bursts.
Place the bag in any deep microwave-safe dish.
Place the plate along with the bag in the microwave oven and set the timer on the timer - five minutes, then set the power to 1000 watts. If your oven's maximum wattage is less, adjust cooking times accordingly.
After the beep, remove the corn from the microwave, make sure it is cooked, brush with butter to taste, sprinkle with salt and serve. If the cobs are not yet cooked, return them to the oven and finish cooking for one to two minutes.

Cooking rules and secrets

Many housewives use ordinary plastic bags for cooking corn, which, although they can withstand temperatures above 100 °C, are still not intended for storing hot food.

To avoid risking your health, buy special baking bags - they are made of heat-resistant film and do not contain harmful chemical compounds released while in the oven.

To ensure the corn cooks really quickly, don’t cook more than two cobs at a time. If you fill the bag to the top, you will have to increase the cooking time three to four times and periodically turn the contents of the bag.

Which corn to choose for cooking in a microwave oven?

Only young ears of edible corn can be prepared in a quick way. There is also feed corn - it is almost never found in stores, but it is sold very often at the market. Its grains are hard, and they can only be brought to the desired condition by cooking them in a saucepan for many hours.

When choosing cobs, be sure to check them - after carefully unfolding the leaves, pick out one grain from the head of cabbage and crush it between your fingers. It should be dense, but not hard, and contain a whitish liquid inside (the so-called “milk”). Also specify the type of corn - if the seller finds it difficult to answer, then most likely he is selling fodder heads.

Questions and answers

Besides water, what can you add to a bag of cobs to improve the taste of corn?

If you dilute water with milk in a 1:1 ratio, the taste of the cobs will be more tender and creamy. If you have milk that is not very fat – 1% or 2.5% – it can completely replace water.

Do I need to add salt before cooking?

Salt lengthens the cooking process and makes the grains tougher, so you should salt the corn immediately before eating.

We bought regular corn, not super sweet corn. Is it possible to make it tastier by adding sugar to the water?

You can, but you shouldn’t count on the same brightly sweet taste as special varieties. A few pinches of sugar added to the water will give the heads just a slight hint of sweetness.

Now you know how to cook corn in the microwave and how long it will take. This method of cooking will certainly be useful to you on vacation if your rented accommodation does not have a stove. Well, at home, it will allow you to save time and enjoy delicious cobs much faster.