Corn usually takes 15 to 25 minutes to steam before it is cooked.

Corn is a common ingredient, more varieties, including glutinous corn, sweet corn, old corn, etc., the size of the big and small, so the time to steam cooked will be slightly different, generally need 15-25 minutes. Ordinary sweet corn, fresh corn in the water after boiling, steam 10-15 minutes can be; if the glutinous corn, sticky corn, old corn need to steam more 5-10 minutes.

The time of steaming corn should not be too long, otherwise it is easy to steam the corn old and lead to nutritional loss, but also lose the fresh taste, and the old corn is not easy to cook, should increase the time of steaming. Fresh corn before steaming can be placed in water to soak for a while, steamed out of the corn taste better. Steamed corn can be cold water in the pot, steamed and smothered for a while, the taste will be more glutinous.

Tips for steaming corn

1, before steaming corn, do not peel off all the leaves on the outside of the corn, it is best to keep a layer inside. In the process of cooking this outer layer can prevent the water and sugar of the corn kernels from being lost in transition.

2, before steaming corn, it is best to rinse the corn with water, so that the corn can first absorb some moisture, so that the corn is more tender and delicious.

3, corn steamed after the fire off, let the corn in the pot stew for a few minutes. This can make the corn taste a little more delicious, and can better retain the sweetness of the corn.

4, in the process of steaming corn, you can add the right amount of salt or sugar according to personal taste, so that the flavor is more to taste.