If there was one side dish that you would see at nearly every table inside a Korean barbeque restaurant, it would undoubtedly be Korean Cheese Corn!
With its sweet taste and gooey texture, Korean Cheese Corn is a real crowd-pleasing favorite among regular diners and first-timers alike.
Korean Cheese Corn is a delicious combination of corn and mozzarella cheese, served hot and melted as a side or appetizer in Korean cuisine.
Our recipe will teach you how to easily bake this at home, so you can enjoy this popular Korean dish without having to leave your house.
If you’re planning to host a Korean bbq at home, you definitely need to add this mouthwatering dish to your menu!
This recipe is very simple to make and takes less than 20 minutes to prepare. For more recipes like these, check out our easy recipes, side dishes, or 30 minutes or less recipes!
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What does Korean Cheese Corn Taste Like?
With its simple list of ingredients, Korean Cheese Corn highlights all the best parts of corn and cheese – the sweetness and juiciness of the corn combined with the creamy, melty goodness of the cheese.
The addition of Kewpie mayo, butter, and sugar gives it a subtle tanginess and sweetness that takes this dish to the next level.
Further, the salt, pepper, and green onion help to highlight and bring out the flavor of the corn and cheese, creating a harmonious and balanced taste that is both addictive and satisfying.
With all this flavor packed into one bite, you can easily imagine how good this would taste as a side dish to your favorite foods!
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What to Eat with Korean Cheese Corn
When it comes to eating foods with Korean Cheese Corn, sky’s the limit!
You can take a piece of a savory main dish, dip it into the cheese corn, and raise it high to experience the cheese stretch and stretchh and stretchhhhhh past your arm’s length!
Some popular options to enjoy with Korean Cheese Corn include:
- grilled Korean barbeque meats like bulgogi, galbi, or simple grilled pork belly
- tteokbokki (spicy braised rice cakes)
- Korean fried chicken – our favorite!
- put Korean Cheese Corn on top of ramen noodles
- grilled pork hot dogs and kimchi fried rice – perfect for camping and outdoor picnics
- fried potato wedges
Korean Cheese Corn is considered a drinking snack to be served alongside drinks and other food. For more foods like these, check out our pulutan recipes!
Do you have a dish that you love to eat with Korean Cheese Corn? Share with us your favorite pairing in the comments below!
Equipment Needed
You can use basically any oven-safe baking dish that you have. This can be pyrex, mini nonstick loaf pan, cast iron skillet, foil muffin cup, ramekin, etc.
We used a ceramic pie dish for our Korean Cheese Corn recipe.
In Korean barbeque restaurants, they often use a foil muffin/mini loaf pan to cook the cheese corn next to the meats on the barbeque.
At other types of Korean restaurants, they will bring out a portable stove with a grill pan just for the cheese corn, or they will prepare it in the kitchen and deliver it in a sizzling hot plate.
Ingredients
- 9 oz sweet yellow corn
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 3 tbsp kewpie mayo
- ½ cup green onion chopped
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- salt & pepper to taste
- oil or butter, for the baking dish
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Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F
- In a bowl, mix all ingredients together.
- Transfer the mixture to a small oven-safe dish brushed with oil or butter. Spread to about 1-2 inches depth. See Note 1.
- Cover with foil and bake for about 12 min or until all the cheese is melted.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 3 min.
Note 1. Limit the amount of cheese mix to between 1-2 inches depth. This will allow the cheese to melt evenly and thoroughly. If your baking dish is small and it fills up higher than 2 inches with this recipe, consider splitting the recipe into two batches or using a wider baking dish.
Final Thoughts
A straightforward recipe with immense satisfaction, you’ll find it hard to resist this sticky and irresistible cheese corn. The real question is: how far can you stretch the cheese?
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Easy Baked Korean Cheese Corn
Equipment
- foil
Ingredients
- 9 oz sweet yellow corn
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 3 tbsp kewpie mayo
- ½ cup green onion chopped
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- salt & pepper to taste
- oil or butter, for the baking dish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F
- In a bowl, mix all ingredients together.
- Transfer the mixture to a small oven-safe dish brushed with oil or butter. Spread to about 1-2 inches depth. See Note 1.
- Cover with foil and bake for about 12 min or until all the cheese is melted.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 3 min.
Notes
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