Pastel de Choclo (South American Corn and Beef Casserole) — Jewish Food Society

Ingredients

• 4 cups Peruvian choclo or 6 ears of yellow corn
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 red onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped, divided
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1½ cup half-and-half milk, or ½ cup non-dairy creamer
• ½ cup unsalted butter or non-dairy butter, divided
• 3 tablespoons sugar (if one using yellow corn, you can skip the sugar)
• ⅛ teaspoon pepper