Ingredient Challange: Corn

Ingredient Challange: Corn

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This time of year often dictates what home cooks and professional chefs work with in the kitchen. Right around Labor Day, the corn is high and abundant, and we’re seeing it on menus everywhere. So we thought, why not feature corn in this week’s challenge? We asked Jason Vincent, one of Chicago’s most seasonally-focused chefs to join us this week.  He is the Chef and Owner of Giant, which recently opened in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. We asked him to come up with something using corn as the star, plus five other easy-to-find ingredients, and get a main dish on the table in 15 minutes or less.