Cover and steam for 2-3 minutes. Beware as overcooking sweet corn is a sin of many cooks. Local sweet corn is beginning to appear, so plan meals around our Ohio corn now. Remember that corn is versatile. It not only looks good but tastes wonderful grilled, scraped into soup or added marvelously to a salad.
Husks help retain freshness and sweetness.
2 small zucchini or yellow summer squash 2 small red bell peppers 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon ground black pepper Heat grill or broiler. With large knife, carefully cut corn into 2-inch pieces. Cut squash and and bell peppers into 1-inch pieces. In large bowl, combine oil, cumin, salt and pepper. Let stand just 10 minutes at room temperature.