Grilled Corn on the Cob Recipe with Compound Butter

Grilled Corn on the cob with herb butter.

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Grilled Corn on the Cob Recipe with Compound Butter

This Grilled Corn on the Cob recipe with Compound Butter is a classic summer side dish. Grilling the corn in the husk is a great way to get moist corn and a blackened husk for the perfect summer corn recipe.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Soaking Time20

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American, grilled

Servings: people

Author: Mary Cressler

Cost: $5.00

Ingredients

4 ears sweet corn, (soaked, husks on, fiber removed)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons herb compound butter
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (you can also use Cotija cheese)

Instructions

Preheat Grill: Prepare the grill for two-zone grilling using lump charcoal targeting 450 degrees Fahrenheit in the cooking chamber.
Prepare Corn: Dry the pre-soaked corn and gently pull back the husks. Apply olive oil and close back the husks.
Grill over Direct: Place corn over direct heat, wrapped in husks. Grill for five minutes. After five minutes there should be some grill marks on the husk, rotate the corn a quarter turn and continue grilling for 5 minutes.
Repeat the quarter turn two more times so all sides of the corn husks have grill marks.
Remove from the grill, coat the warm corn with a tablespoon of the herb compound butter, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Notes

For Preparing the Corn:

Do this while the grill is warming up.

Start by gently pulling back and opening the corn husks, but not completely removing them.
Remove the fibers from the husk and in between the kernels.
Carefully rewrap the corn husks around the ear of corn.
Soak the ears of corn for 20 minutes.

Seasoning; Sprinkle chili powder, black pepper, and kosher salt if you want more of a Mexican street corn flavor.

Optional: If you want grill marks on the corn, pull back the husks and then grill each side for 1 – 2 minutes tops after you have grilled on the husk.

Chef’s Note: Husks can dry out. It’s a nice option to have a spray bottle of water in case the husks catch fire. If they do, simply spray with a mist of water.

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