Description
Classic southern Alton Brown corn pudding brings comfort and richness to any meal. Sweet corn kernels meld with creamy custard for a delightful side dish you’ll savor with pure southern hospitality.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15 oz/425 g) can cream style sweet corn
- 2 cups cubed French bread
- ½ cup yellow cornmeal (whole grain, stone ground)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan
- 1 oz (28 g) unsalted butter
- ½ onion, diced fine
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp thyme
- ½ tsp rosemary
- Ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Activate oven to 350°F with rack centered, ensuring optimal heat distribution for even cooking.
- Sautéing Foundation: Melt butter in large oven-safe skillet over medium flame, infusing chopped onions with thyme and rosemary until translucent and caramelized, developing rich aromatic base.
- Liquid Composition: Whisk eggs thoroughly, blending heavy cream into silky smooth mixture, creating foundational custard for pudding.
- Seasoning Integration: Incorporate cornmeal, baking soda, Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper into egg-cream mixture, stirring until ingredients harmonize completely.
- Texture Layering: Fold cubed bread into mixture, ensuring uniform coating and balanced distribution throughout pudding, enhancing overall texture and absorption.
- Skillet Assembly: Spread corn and bread mixture evenly over caramelized onions, creating cohesive layer that promises complex flavor profile.
- Baking Transformation: Roast in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes until surface achieves golden-brown hue and center becomes firm to gentle touch, indicating perfect doneness.
- Resting Period: Allow pudding to settle for 10-15 minutes post-baking, enabling structural stabilization and flavor melding before serving.
Notes
- Caramelize Onions Carefully: Take time to slowly cook onions until they’re golden and sweet, which adds deep flavor complexity to the entire dish.
- Choose Bread Wisely: Select day-old bread for better texture absorption and to prevent soggy consistency in the pudding.
- Check Baking Doneness: Verify the center is set by gently pressing—it should feel firm but not hard, with a slight springy resistance.
- Temperature Matters: Allow skillet to be warm when adding mixture to help create a crispy bottom layer and ensure even cooking throughout the corn pudding.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 368
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 610 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg