Baby Corn Riblets

This restaurant favorite just might become your family’s favorite way to enjoy corn.

We’re a family that loves anything corn. Corn muffins are #1. We also love Corn Soup (check out the recipe in Dinner Done). And Corn Puree–see Best of Kosher for our favorite sea bass recipe.

So, when we came home from Miami, the #1 recipe that had to be attempted was the Corn Riblets we had enjoyed at one popular restaurant. Granted, I would be roasting them and not frying, but the entire family fought over this version nonetheless.

If you read about preparing Corn Riblets anywhere, you’ll hear people say that cutting the corn is the hardest part of preparing the recipe (similar to butternut squash). In the restaurant, corn is cut and then fried. In my home cook version, where I roasted the corn instead of frying, I started by boiling the corn  (I go through the checking process that’s outlined right over here at checkvegetables.com. Ask your own LOR. Ironically, when you start checking the corn by boiling it first and checking the water, the corn is so much easier to cut because the water softens the cob!) 

But this version of Corn Riblets came about when I sent over my recipe to the BCP team and they still had trouble cutting the corn into riblets. So Leah had a new idea: why not try the recipe using baby corn?

I initially tried it using the fresh baby corn that I see in the produce section in bags. At the photoshoot, we used the more accessible canned baby corn. Because even though canned is never as good as fresh, canned baby corn is one thing kids happen to love. 

In a small bowl, combine olive oil and spices.

Pat the baby corn dry and toss with the spice mixture.

This version is super easy and convenient. I’m typically not a fan of anything canned. But baby corn does get an upgrade once it’s seasoned and roasted.

Finally, the most essential step: that squeeze of fresh lime!

So, whether you use canned baby corn, fresh baby corn, or whether you slice fresh corn and make real corn riblets, this recipe will work. 

Let them soak up that flavor!

Enjoy!