The All-American summer staple, corn on the cob, is terrific when grilled. The heat of grilling intensifies the sweetness of the corn. Smear with a soft garlic herb butter to serve (makes extra). Recipe doubles and triples easily. To save time buy pre-shucked corn.
6tablespoonsunsalted butter, room temperature sub coconut butter or plant butter, note below.
1 tablespoonfinely chopped fresh parsley
1tablespoonfinely chopped fresh thyme, rosemary or mint
¼teaspoongranulated or powdered garlicor 1 small fresh clove, zested very fine
¼teaspoonsea salt
Corn
4large ears fresh corn on the cobpreferably organic, see links below
1-2tablespoonsolive oil
Instructions
Start by making your butter. Be sure it's a room temperature before you start. If it's cold, place in the microwave on a very low heat setting for 15-20 seconds until soft, but do not melt it. Combine butter through salt (if using) until smooth. If using at a later time, refrigerate until before serving. Let it stand a little while at room temperature so it spreads easily while the corn is hot.
To clean corn, peel husks back like a banana peel. Strip off the corn silk and discard. A soft toothbrush works great to clean off the silk. Trim end if needed with a sharp knife.
Heat up the grill to high and clean the grates with a grill brush. Brush ears with a little olive oil. Place cobs on grill and close lid. Check and turn ever few minutes with a pair of tongs. You want even charring or blackened kernels on all side. How much is up to you. It takes around 22-25 minutes over all. Serve hot, smeared with spiced herb butter.
Notes
If you are in the cilantro-hater club, use fresh Italian parsley or another fresh herb of your choice. Fresh thyme, mint, chives, all work nicely. Timing for how long to grill corn will depend on your grill and setting. I use the high setting on my pellet grill or gas grill, around 400°F - 450°F. For the garlic herb butter, if you are using salted butter, omit the salt in the recipe. I prefer unsalted butter so I control the saltiness. Nutritional calculation includes all of the garlic herb butter, but you probably won't use it all.