Stir-Fried Yellow Corn with Pine Nuts
1 min readThis northern-style dish is immensely popular in Hunan, where corn in all forms is eaten with relish. Chopped celtuce, carrot, or green bell pepper can replace the celery, if desired.
MAKES 6 SERVINGS
1 tablespoon peanut oil
3 cups frozen yellow corn kernels, thawed
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1⁄2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
1⁄4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 tablespoon water, plus additional, as needed
2 scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
In a wok or large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the corn, celery, pine nuts, ginger, and salt; cook, stirring constantly, until corn is tender and pine nuts are fragrant, 4 to 5 minutes, adding water as needed to keep the mixture from becoming too dry. Stir in the scallions and remove from heat. Season with pepper and serve warm.
{PER SERVING} Calories 112 • Protein 3g • Total Fat 5g • Sat Fat 1g • Cholesterol 0mg • Carbohydrate 18g • Dietary Fiber 2g • Sodium 95mg
