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Three garden beds have been planted with waxy corns, one garden bed with Vietnamese mints and lemongrass. Waxy corn is popular in South-East Asia. 

There are many interesting recipes using waxy corn, such as grilled corn cobs with fried shallot oil, stir-fried corn kernels with butter and spring onions, stuffed chicken with corn, corn pancakes and sweet corn dessert.

Craft Projects – Please bring your Christmas craft projects to share on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm to 3:30pm in the Early Learning Centre.

Recipe: Vietnamese Stir Fried Corn

Use 3 medium or 2 large corn cobs. If the fresh waxy corn is not available, use frozen corn kernels instead (waxy corn is available in most Asian grocery stores)

Ingredients

• 1 or 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups fresh corn kernels
• 1 chopped fresh chili (optional)
• 2 ½ teaspoons fish sauce, or 1 ½ teaspoons chicken powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt 
• ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika to get the colour
• 1 stalk of spring onion (thinly sliced)
• Toasted seaweed crumbled or roasted sesame

Instructions

1. Cut the whole corn cob into whole kernels. 
2. Melt the butter in a large skillet/wok over medium-high heat. 
3. Add the corn and chilli and cook for about 2 minutes. 
4. Add the fish sauce and stir frequently for 2 to 3 minutes more, until the corn has fully cooked.
5. Remove the wok from the heat and stir in the green onion
6. Transfer to a bowl to cool the corn down for a few minutes. 
7. Top with seaweed crumble/sesame and serve straight away.