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Recipes BBQ & Grill No. 21

Grilled Corn with Herb Compound Butter

Corn grilled in the husk, then stripped back and slathered with herb compound butter. Summer at its simplest.

Grows from Sweet CornChivesGarlicRosemary
Grilled Corn with Herb Compound Butter
Fig. 01 · Grilled Corn with Herb Compound Butter BBQ & Grill
Serves
4
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Difficulty
Easy
In season

Cook within hours of picking. The sugars convert to starch quickly after harvest.

What you'll need

Ingredients

Serves 4
  • 4 ears fresh sweet corn, in the husk
  • 6 tbsp butter, softened
  • 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp rosemary, very finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp flaky salt

How it comes together

Method

  1. Mix butter with chives, rosemary, garlic and salt.

  2. Soak corn in husks in cold water for 10 minutes.

  3. Grill over medium-high heat for 15-20 minutes, turning every 5 minutes. The outer husks will char. That is correct.

  4. Pull back the husks and char the bare corn directly over the flame for 2-3 minutes.

  5. Slather immediately with herb butter and serve.

From the kitchen

Tips

  • If you grew it yourself, taste one raw before cooking. Home-grown sweet corn eaten minutes after picking is remarkable.

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