Corn has long been considered a useful and nutritious product. But to save all the useful properties of corn, need to know how to cook.

1. Peel the corn leaves and long tendrils, cut the stems that have no grains.

2. Rinse the corn under cold running water.

3. In a large pot with a wide bottom lay a corn on the cob. Larger cobs can be broken in half.

4. Fill pot with water to cover the cobs 2-3 cm.

5. Select a few leaves and put them in a pan on top of ears. This is done so that the ears, which are lighter than water, floated to surface. And also, this will give a cooked corn aroma.

6. Cover pot, leaving a crack to allow steam to escape.

7. The pan place on high heat and wait until the water boils. Reduce heat and simmer from 40 minutes to two hours. The cooking time of the corn depends on the variety.

8. In the process of cooking do not forget to monitor the water level in the pan. If necessary, add hot boiled water.

9. To check, whether the corn is cooked, fork otkovyryat the grain from the cob and check the seasoning.

10. As soon as the corn will cook until ready, drain the water from the pan, put the cobs on a platter, season with salt and pepper to taste, pour over a small amount of melted butter.

11. You can serve the dish on the table. Remember that corn is eaten while it is hot.