Hey, I am Hannah — and I really like two issues: 1) testing out any and all food hacks, and a couple of) discovering new methods to place my air fryer to make use of.
Such as you, I’ve come throughout a number of recipes and methods on TikTok that make me surprise, may this truly be value it?
Most not too long ago, I stumbled upon this recipe for air-fried corn “ribs,” that are mainly raw ears of corn which can be quartered, seasoned, tossed in an air fryer, after which coated in an elote-inspired sauce. They appeared actually good.
With summer time barbecue season simply on the horizon, I figured I needed to give it a attempt. Might they be the best new summer time aspect dish? Or an absolute fail? Let’s discover out…
First, I assembled my components. I watched sufficient TikTok movies to shortly understand that there are many methods to make these corn ribs, and you’ll mess around with completely different spices and seasonings.
If you wish to observe a recipe slightly than observe a TikTok, I might counsel this one from meals weblog Seasoned to Style.
Step one is to shuck and lower the corn. You halve the ears, then slice them repeatedly till they’re in quarters. Appears easy sufficient, proper?
Flawed. Chopping raw corn on the cob into quarters turned out to be actually troublesome. I used to be utilizing a brand-new chef knife (learn: the furthest factor from boring), and I nonetheless significantly struggled to chop via the ear of the corn.
Finally, fearing the lack of some fingers, I enlisted my husband to assist me lower the previous few items. Full disclosure: He struggled, too, however completed the job. About half of the corn fell aside within the course of and have become unusable for the ribs.
After about 20 minutes of bodily exertion and some shut calls with our fingers, we referred to as it quits. We had about eight or 9 “ribs” of corn.
I made a combination of olive oil, melted butter, and a few seasonings (garlic powder, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper), which I brushed onto the items of corn (child corn and “ribs”). Then I put the corn and a few sliced jalapeños within the air fryer at 400°F. After quarter-hour it was starting to brown, so I added one other 5 minutes for it to get extra charred.
Additionally, at this level, an concept popped into my head. I made a decision to attempt the exact same tactic utilizing child corn. There could be no slicing required, and I figured the ultimate end result could be comparable.
Subsequent, I drizzled all the corn in mayonnaise and sprinkled it with crumbled Feta cheese (I did not have Cotija, sadly), the chopped, charred jalapeños, contemporary cilantro, extra elote seasoning and paprika, and a squeeze of lime.
I adopted the identical methodology for the infant corn.
The corn on the cob positively bought extra charred than the infant corn within the air fryer. And the bigger kernels held onto extra of the elote topping whereas the infant corn form of absorbed it. Each, nonetheless, have been fairly tasty.
That being stated, I actually…do not perceive this development in any way. You possibly can simply make grilled corn elotes, spare your self the hassle and the chance of chopping off a number of fingers, and the flavour could be virtually similar. Perhaps I am lacking one thing, however IMHO, the fried corn ribs do not appear value the additional effort. Your finest wager is to stay with normal elotes right here — this one’s gonna be a no from me.
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Oh, and when you do attempt to make it at house…be careful in your fingers.
