Formerly of Momofuku Noodle Bar and French Louie, Ian Alvarez recently opened Bara in New York City's East Village, where he blends the culinary and atmospheric influences of a French wine bar with a Japanese izakaya.
Take the kernels and—with nothing else—put them into a blender and blend them until they're pulverized to liquid, then strain the liquid out. You get this thick corn juice with a ton of sugar and fiber in it. To reduce it down into a pudding, you literally take the strained corn juice, throw it into a pan, reduce it, and at the end throw in some kernels. The result is a corn pudding that tastes like nothing else but corn. It thickens into this amazing creamy texture thanks to the sugar and fiber already in it.