Maque Choux
Maque choux is a flavorful sauteed corn side dish loaded with Louisiana flavors. You can use fresh or frozen corn kernels. It's a great corn recipe for Thanksgiving and family dinners.
Servings 6
Calories 274.61kcal
Ingredients
- ½ pound bacon diced
- 2 large shallots sliced thin
- 1 medium sweet bell pepper orange, red, or yellow, diced
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 jalapeno (optional) finely chopped (keep seeds and membranes for more heat, if desired)
- 2 cups corn kernels you can use fresh or frozen
- 1 cup lima beans ,optional I used frozen Fordhook lima beans
- ½ cup green chiles diced (I used Hatch chiles) but you can substitute poblanos.
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1 large tomato seeded and diced
- 3 scallions sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add ½ pound bacon, diced. Fry the bacon in the pan and stir occasionally until it has rendered its fat and is crisp. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with a paper towel to soak up excess bacon grease.
- Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat.
- Add 2 large shallots and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. Add 1 medium sweet bell pepper, 1 medium yellow onion and 1 jalapeno and cook for 1-2 minutes until tender.
- Mix in the 2 cups corn kernels and 1 cup lima beans and stir until they're almost completely defrosted, then stir in ½ cup green chiles and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
- Season the corn maque choux with ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your tastes.
- Remove from the heat. Stir in 1 large tomato, 3 scallions, cooked bacon and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley. Transfer to a serving dish and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 274.61kcal | Carbohydrates: 25.03g | Protein: 10.06g | Fat: 16.13g | Saturated Fat: 5.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.91g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.82g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 24.95mg | Sodium: 492.72mg | Potassium: 551.86mg | Fiber: 5.57g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1359.8IU | Vitamin C: 41.81mg | Calcium: 27.9mg | Iron: 1.66mg