Corn On The Cob With Chile Mint Butter Recipes

SPICY CORN ON THE COB WITH MISO BUTTER AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Heat your grill to medium-high. Grill corn, turning occasionally, until cooked through and lightly charred, 10 to 12 minutes. (Alternatively, drop corn in a large pot of salted boiling water and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.)
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together butter and miso paste.
• Slather hot corn with miso butter. Sprinkle with chives and shichimi togarashi, and serve with lime wedges alongside for squeezing.

DELICIOUS AND EASY CORN ON THE COB

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Stir sugar into water to dissolve; add corn, cover pot, and turn heat off, leaving pot on hot burner.
• Steep corn in hot water until tender, about 25 minutes.

CHILI CORN-ON-THE-COB

Steps:

• Husk corn and remove silk.
• Plunge corn into large kettle of rapidly boiling water, cover and cook over high heat 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from water; drain well.
• Meanwhile melt butter in small saucepan and stir in remaining ingredients.
• Serve corn at once with chili butter.

CORN ON THE COB WITH CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Make chive butter: In a food processor, blend butter, chives, and pepper until smooth. (Or mix in a bowl with a flexible spatula.)
• Line a 6-ounce ramekin or custard cup with plastic wrap; fill with butter mixture, smoothing top. Cover with plastic; refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours (or freeze 30 minutes).
• In a pot of boiling salted water, cook corn until kernels are tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain; serve with chive butter.

CORN ON THE COB WITH LEMON-PEPPER BUTTER

Steps:

• Carefully peel back corn husks to within 1 in. of bottoms; remove silk. Rewrap corn in husks; secure with kitchen string. Place in a stockpot; cover with cold water. Soak 20 minutes; drain., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix butter and lemon pepper. Grill corn, covered, over medium heat 20-25 minutes or until tender, turning often., Cut string and peel back husks. Serve corn with butter mixture.

CARAMELIZED CORN WITH FRESH MINT

Steps:

• If using frozen corn, drain between layers of paper towels until thawed, about 30 minutes.
• In a wide skillet, melt half the butter over high heat. Add half the corn and cook, stirring often, until golden and browned (kernels may begin to pop), about 10 minutes. Stir in half the mint and sprinkle with salt. Transfer to a serving bowl. Repeat with remaining corn, butter, mint and salt.

CORN ON THE COB WITH CHILE-MINT BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine the butter with the lime zest, mint, chile powder, garlic, paprika and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl until mixed evenly. Spoon the butter onto the long side of an 8-inch-square piece of plastic wrap, leaving a bit of space at the edge and on the ends. Cover with the extra plastic and roll up into a log, twisting the ends as you go. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Keep in the refrigerator for up to a week, or in the freezer for 2 months.
• Pour the milk and 4 cups water into a Dutch oven and add the sugar, if desired. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Peel back the husks of the corn, keeping them attached, and remove all the silks. Close the husks around the corn. Place in the liquid and cook until the kernels are tender, 10 to 15 minutes depending on the freshness of the corn. Open the husks and top each corn with pat of the chile butter. Serve hot.

CORN ON THE COB WITH MINT-FETA BUTTER

Steps:

• Stir together butter, feta, mint, and a rounded 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.
• Cook corn in a large pot of boiling water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer with tongs to butter mixture and toss until well coated.

CORN ON THE COB WITH GARLIC-ANCHO BUTTER

Steps:

• Soak chile in warm water in a 1-cup glass measure until softened, about 30 minutes, then drain.
• Finely chop cilantro and garlic together in a food processor. Add chile, lime juice, sugar, and salt, then process until finely chopped. Add butter and blend until smooth, then spoon into a ramekin.
• Cook corn in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer with tongs to a platter and serve with butter.