things that go together #1
hot corn summer
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introducing: things that go together
i’ve been thinking about what to write about next and what would be unique and good and not just another recipe newsletter. but that absolutely paralyzes the achiever in me, so i just decided to say fuck it and write about things i like to cook and what i like to listen to while i do it and maybe that’s not unique or good but it’s fun. and also recipe newsletters are great!
so here i am soft (or hard?) launching a new thing i’m trying where i write “recipes” that are not super detailed but more like things i think go together or little obsessions of the moment. hope it inspires you a bit to cook or eat something delicious.
mini corn dogs with real corn
corn dogs are polarizing. during a pre-fourth of july discussion, someone said they’d rather eat nothing at all if offered a corn dog. someone else said it was emblematic of summer and the freedom of the american spirit. and yet another asked if there’s even real corn in a corn dog.
i say: be the corn dog you wish to see in the world. and behold, i give you a corn dog with real corn in it. and these puppies are gluten-free. (you can use wheat flour but i think the rice flour actually yields a superior texture).
the gist
you’ll need: hot dogs, corn, cornmeal, rice flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, milk, eggs, and a lot of frying oil
if you need recipes i’ve included some reference links below!
cook then chop your fresh corn and add it in
sub buttermilk if you’re feeling sassy
heat up your oil (~350 degrees)
use a ladle to make sure the dogs are fully coated when they’re dumped in
fry your dogs til golden
for an elote vibe, sprinkle with tajin, lime, and cotija before serving. for extra saucy, make a buffalo butter chive ranch sauce to accompany.
listen to this while cooking
an ode to corn
i’ve been overlooking corn for most of my life, but in a recent trip to cdmx, it was beautifully, sweetly, and savoryly brought to my attention in a soft, creamy, cool corn elote muffin from panadería rosetta. and then again by a melty oaxacan cheese and nopales fungus on a smoky blue corn tortilla.
some more corn musings i’ve had recently:
corn colada with lime and tajin rim
fresh corn risotto with seared scallops
corn & roquefort soufflés
corn cream tart with blue cornmeal crust
if you’ve got corn thoughts, i wanna hear em.
Fresh corn risotto with seared scallops. Now please.