• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Eat Like No One Else logo

  • 🏠 Home
  • ℹ️ About
    • How to Eat Like No One Else
  • 🎄 Christmas
    • Christmas Breakfast
    • Christmas Cookies
    • Shopping for Christmas Dinner
  • 🎁 Shop for Gifts
  • ✍️ Sign Up for Virtual Events
  • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
  • 🔨 Work With Us
  • 📝 Privacy Policy
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
menu icon
go to homepage
  • ℹ️ About Us
  • 🎙️ Podcast
  • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
  • 🧂 Upgrade Your Salt
  • 🍎 Apples Reviews
  • 🔨 Work With Us
  • 📝 Privacy Policy
    • Instagram
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • ℹ️ About Us
    • 🎙️ Podcast
    • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
    • 🧂 Upgrade Your Salt
    • 🍎 Apples Reviews
    • 🔨 Work With Us
    • 📝 Privacy Policy
    • Instagram
  • ×

    Home » Sides » "Ramped-Up" Corn

    "Ramped-Up" Corn

    Published: Jun 13, 2016 · Modified: Mar 10, 2025 by Eric Samuelson

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
    Sweet Corn with Wild Ramps

    On the first day of spring this year I released my first in a series of seasonal e-book "This Spring".

    It's a complete collection of all the spring-related content from my site in an easy to read e-book format.

    Each year I plan on expanding the book with new content. I look for areas in which I think I am missing something and plan ahead so that next year I will have an even better book.

    In the first release of "This Spring" I talked about one of my favorite spring time delicacies - the Ramp. The flavor of the ramp has hints of garlic and onion. Read all about it in my anatomy of a ramp post. For this recipe I decided to pair ramps with another vegetable that makes its re-appearance around the same time - fresh corn on the cob.

    One of the issues with corn on the cob in the spring is that you cannot count on it to be consistently sweet. Here in Michigan we get our corn from Florida and Georgia. That can be a ways to travel for a vegetable that converts it's sugar to starch. Sometimes you luck out and find a sweet ear and some times you don't. So I like to take out some "insurance" by stripping the kernels from the cob and sauteing the corn in butter. The advantage this gives you over steaming is that the corn will caramelize in the pan, allowing any sugar in the corn to be brought out.

    Overhead view of sauteing ramps. You just want to do this until they begin to take on a little color, before adding in your corn.

    Overhead view of sauteing ramps. You just want to do this until they begin to take on a little color, before adding in your corn.[/caption]

    The flavor of the ramps goes beautifully when paired with the sweet corn. I use the bulbs of the ramps at the start. Chop them and sautee them just like you would garlic. Corn goes in. Leaves of the ramps are chopped in and throw in right at the end of cooking. The heat will wilt the leaves like spinach.

    Ramped Up Corn 2

    "Ramped-Up" Corn

    The perfect way to make unpredictable spring time corn into a delicious side dish.
    No ratings yet
    Print Pin Rate
    Servings: 0
    Author: Eric Samuelson

    Ingredients

    • 1 bunch of ramps usually 6 to 8 ramps depending on size,
    • 5 ears of corn with the kernels stripped from the cob
    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Heat up a fry pan over medium heat. Add butter
    • Chop the bulbs off the ramps. Set the leaves aside.
    • Add ramp bulbs cooking until they take on some color, about 1 to 2 minutes.
    • Add the corn kernels. Stir to combine.
    • Cook until the kernels are soft and start to shrink.
    • While waiting chop up the leaves of the ramps.
    • Remove from the heat and add in the leaves.
    • Stir to combine.
    • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
    Tried this recipe?Mention @eatlikenooneelse or tag #eatlikenooneelse

    « When Is Rhubarb in Season?
    Homemade Chinese Chicken with Snow Peas »

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Nice to Meet You,

    Hi! I'm Eric : Father of 4, living just south of Ann Arbor, MI. I'm a reformed picky eater finding a new way to not conform. Eating what's in season is my jam (I also make it!)

    Categories

    Top Posts & Pages

    Elote Topped Hot Dogs
    Pizza Pasta Salad
    Dill Pickle Pasta Salad with Cubed Cheddar Cheese
    10 Unique Steak Cuts Perfect for Your Next Cookout

    Recent Posts

    • Elote Topped Hot Dogs
    • Pizza Pasta Salad
    • Dill Pickle Pasta Salad with Cubed Cheddar Cheese
    • 10 Unique Steak Cuts Perfect for Your Next Cookout
    • Creamy Chicken with Asparagus in Cast Iron

    Reduce Food Waste in Your House

    Copyright © 2025 Eat Like No One Else on the Foodie Pro Theme