The water boils and steams for 15-20 minutes, the corn steamed out of the water, a little bit of nutrition is not lost. If you use gas, turn on medium-low heat and steam slowly, about 10 minutes. In fact, how long the corn steam will not steam rotten. The old corn steamed 20 minutes, tender corn steamed time must not be too long, or not delicious.
Corn or steamed delicious, that corn will be very sweet, because this fully stops the loss of sugar inside the corn to cook corn in the water. If you think more stems, then when you buy corn, just be careful not to buy too old, but corn with a little bit of stem should be normal, too tender corn is not delicious.
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Selection guide:
First, look at the leaves first. If they are green, the corn is fresh; if they are yellow and dry, the corn is overcooked.
Second, lightly pinch the corn kernels. Fresh corn, corn kernels water enough, very full, with a fingernail can pinch out water. On the other hand, overripe ones will deflate.
Third, smell. When the weather is hot to buy corn, if you smell the sour odor, indicating spoilage.