Brilio.net - Boiled corn is often consumed as a filling snack. The carbohydrate content in it can indeed make the body feel full longer after eating corn. Therefore, in addition to snacks, boiled corn can also be eaten as an alternative food to replace white rice.
Not only filling, making boiled corn is also considered quite easy because you only need to put this food ingredient into boiling water. Although it seems simple, there are some difficulties that often arise in this process. One of them is determining the right boiling time.
If corn is boiled for too long, the kernels can become too soft and lose their sweetness and crunchy texture. On the other hand, if boiled for too short, the corn kernels are still hard and not delicious to eat. Therefore, the right boiling time determines the texture of the corn after it is cooked.
In boiling corn, many people then use special tricks, such as adding salt. Well, adding salt to the corn boiling water is considered to be able to make the texture of the corn quickly soft even though it is boiled for a short time. But unfortunately, the use of salt can sometimes affect the taste of corn, you know.
To keep the corn taste naturally sweet, you can use another trick in boiling corn. This trick from YouTube user Focus Method is very effective in making corn softer and perfectly cooked in a short time. No half measures, corn can be cooked in 3 minutes .
But there is one tool that needs to be used to boil corn so that it cooks quickly. Reported by BrilioFood from YouTube Focus Method on Friday (13/9), the tool in question is a spoon. More precisely, he uses two stainless steel spoons to boil corn.
photo: YouTube/Focus Method
To find out more clearly, prepare water in a pan, then boil it until it boils. If so, add the corn that has been cut into pieces. Boiling corn in a cut condition will make this one food cook quickly, you know.
photo: YouTube/Focus Method
After that, boil it until the water boils again. Then put two stainless steel spoons into the boiling water. Now, here is the key. Putting spoons into the boiling water can help speed up the cooking process of food, including corn.
photo: YouTube/Focus Method
After being given a spoon, cover the pan and boil the corn for 3 minutes using medium heat. If it's been 3 minutes, the boiled corn will be cooked and tender immediately. You can immediately lift and drain the corn to be consumed later.
Basically, stainless steel spoons have high thermal conductivity properties. This means that spoons can absorb and conduct heat more efficiently than water. When the spoon is placed in boiling water, it absorbs heat from the water and distributes it evenly around the food. This process will help speed up cooking because the heat is more evenly distributed.
Meanwhile, when food is put into boiling water, the water temperature can drop momentarily because the food absorbs heat. Well, the spoon helps stabilize the water temperature by releasing the heat it has absorbed, so that the water temperature remains close to boiling point and speeds up the cooking process.