Here’s a perfect summer recipe, skillet fried corn. This pan-fried corn side dish is made with fresh corn cob, butter, and flavored with thyme and oregano. It’s so aromatic and the perfect side dish for any meal.
Try this skillet fried corn recipe that is so easy to prepare, delicious, and fragrant. It is a tasty vegetable to accompany the main course or entrée. This sauteed corn can be ready in 15 minutes.
Skillet Fried Corn Ingredients:
To make this skillet fried corn, you just need 4 main ingredients, fresh corn, unsalted butter, thyme, and oregano. Then use a pinch of salt and pepper to adjust the taste according to your liking.
Best Seasoning for Skillet Fried Corn:
What is the best seasoning for corn? Tough question! I used thyme and oregano for the corn as they work well with each other and the juicy sweet corn flavor. I’m someone who loves spicy seasoning as well and it’s obviously easy enough to switch it up in a recipe like this. Modifying the pepper type is another easy way to mix up the corn’s flavor or add some extra kick. Or you may want to try something spicy like this: SPICY CAJUN ROASTED CORN SALAD
Fresh Corn or Frozen Corn :
Corn is very versatile and goes well with nearly everything. It’s one of my favorite summer vegetables. In this recipe, I used fresh corn because it’s a great season to buy fresh sweet corn.
Feel free to use frozen corn instead of fresh corn, just make sure to thaw the frozen corn and remove the water before use. Or, you can place the frozen corn in a colander, and rinse under cold water until ice is no longer present. Also, if you go this route make sure to remove any liquid from the corn before cooking it in the skillet.
Please keep in mind that one ear of corn cob will produce about 3/4 cup of corn kernels. For this recipe, I used a total of 6 corn cobs.
How to Preserve Leftover Fresh Corn:
To preserve fresh corn, you just need to cut the kernels off the cobs and blanch them in boiling water for about 1-2 minutes. Drain and let it cool at room temperature. Place the kernels in tight storage and covered, then put in the fridge for up to five days. You can also keep it in the freezer, good up to three months. Or use the leftover corn for this recipe: SLOW COOKER CHICKEN TACO SOUP
Skillet Veggie Recipes
There’s just something about a skillet vegetable recipes that bring out their best taste. I sometimes use my skillet for vegetables in all three meals of a single day. Skillet sweet potatoes with eggs in the morning, a quick asparagus side at lunch and corn or eggplant at night. Clean-up is quick and the taste is phenomenal (without much work involved). When I hear summer skillet recipe I think of veggies without sauces, nothing heavy to weight me down. I hope you enjoy this summer skillet corn recipe and that it leads to you and your loved ones eating more delicious vegetables.
Ingredients
- 6 ears corn (slice the corn kernels from the cob)
- 1 tablespoon oil (you may skip the oil and use butter instead) – please see the recipe notes below.
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (packed loosely)
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (use more or less according to your liking)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add corn kernels and keep stirring occasionally.
- Add thyme and oregano, keep stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes
- Turn the heat to medium-low and add butter, season with salt and pepper keep stirring occasionally until the corn is tender or until all the starchiness in the corn is gone for about 5-7 minutes. Adjust seasoning if needed.
- Turn off the heat and transfer to a plate.
Amber Myers
I’ll be trying this for sure. We do love our corn. I’ve never made it this way, so I’m intrigued.
Tasheena
This looks so yummy and would be the perfect side dish for my summer meals.
robin rue
I never knew I could make corn in a skillet like this. I HAVE to add this to my menu right away!
Rena
OH man, I love skillet corn. I haven’t made it for a long time, but now I have to have it. Have you ever tried confetti corn? I found a recipe that you freeze and it is amazing
Denay DeGuzman
My grandma would make skillet fried corn like this for us kids when we were small. So many great memories tied to this recipe. Thank you for the great walk down memory lane!
Marysa
I love corn, especially fresh corn in the summertime. I will have to try this with our fresh local corn.
Katie Clark
I absolutely love corn, and it’s always fun to find new ways to prepare it. Definitely going to have tot try this sometime.
Jeni Hawkins
This looks so yummy! A perfect side dish or snack for me. I always use fresh corn.
Ruth I
Fresh corn is so cheap here. One of my sister’s favorite. I will make this for her. Yum!
Melissa Dixon
I have never thought to make corn this way but I bet it would be really good. My daughter loves corn and it has been a while since we had it so I think it’s time to try this out.
Nancy L
This looks so much better than the way I have been serving up corn. I definitely have to give this a try! The sweet corn flavor is jumping off the screen! Yum! 🙂
Lynndee
Oh, wow! We love corn over here, but I have never tried preparing it like that. That looks so good. Going to try your recipe ASAP.
Rachel
This looks amazing! I have my skillet all ready to go! I can’t wait to try this recipe out.
Kathy
That looks so good! This would be a hit with my family. We all really love having corn. Yum!
Maggie
I would have never thought to cook it that way! I bet the cast iron really locked in a nice flavor!
Stacie
This looks amazing. I’m going to pin for later. It will be a hit at my house!
Terri Steffes
When a vegetable is in season, I think the most delicious way to eat it is as simple as you can. This looks incredible.
Heather
This recipe sounds so good! I can’t wait to give this a try!
Thena
I just got a ton of fresh corn from my garden so this is going to be great. Variance with recipes is always something I’m looking for.
Heather
This is a simple but great looking recipe. There is a ton of corn for sale right now from the Farmer’s Market that I know just how to use it now. Thanks!