Grilled Corn on the Cob with Garlic Lime Butter
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Grilling the corn with the husk on lets the corn cook in it’s natural juices leaving corn tasting super sweet with tantalizing smoky undertones. Not to mention this grilled corn is perdy. Rub grilled corn with the following garlic lime butter sauce and it’s sure to please!
Just a plain salted butter rub works well too if you’re pressed for time or just feelin’ lazy. But I do hope you try this garlicy limey cuminy salty sugary peppery butter. It does have a Spanish flair to it. Muy Bien!
Ingredients for “Spanish” corn butter sauce:
The flavored butter is flavor packed with garlic, cumin and fresh lime juice. You won’t be able to put that cob down!
What you will need:
10-15 fresh ears of corn with the husks on.
How to Grill Corn on the Cob:
1. Trim the tops and bottoms of the corn husks; the hairy parts tend to catch fire and soak them with husk on for 20 minutes in water before grilling.
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Grilled Corn on the Cob with Garlic Lime Butter
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Ingredients
"Spanish" corn butter sauce ingredients:
- 4 large garlic cloves, pressed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 stick/ 8tbsp
- 1/2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Juice of 1/2 lime
What you will need:
- 10-15 fresh ears of corn with the husks on.
Instructions
- Trim the tops and bottoms of the corn husks; the hairy parts tend to catch fire and soak them with husk on for 20 minutes in water before grilling.
- Preheat the BBQ on high heat (500°F). Arrange the corn husks over the grill. Reduce to medium/high (400°F), cover and cook 18-20 minutes, turning every 5 minutes until husks are blackened on all sides.
- While the corn is grilling, melt 1 stick butter in a small saucepan. Press 4 cloves garlic over the butter and heat just to a simmer. Add 1/2 tbsp Sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin and lime juice. Stir to combine. Heat another minute and remove from heat.
- Remove Corn from the grill, carefully peel husk off but don't rip it off, instead use it as a handle.
- Generously brush corn with butter mixture and serve immediately.
Natasha, Your Grilled Corn on the Cob with Garlic Lime Butter recipe was INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS!! My husband & I followed your instructions & we really enjoyed it!! Will repeat again to WOW our guests!! Thank you!
That’s wonderful! So glad you enjoyed this recipe.
Thank you! I love so many of your recipes! You’re about the age of my daughters and you sure are an entertaining cutie to watch! So glad I ran across you on youtube and looked up your site to subscribe! I really enjoy watching you! Thank you!
You are so welcome, Victoria. I’m happy to know that you’re enjoying my videos and recipes. I hope you’ll love every recipe that you will try!
Best wishes to your Mom on her 60th birthday! Hope ya’lls day is wonderful!
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Love corn and garlic. So this was perfect, grilled it today wit a rack of ribs, mashed tatoes and salad.
ooooh you’re making me hungry!!
Made this today. Our corn took about 40 minutes and it still wasn’t dark as yours but it was tasty 🙂
I think our heat was on a little too high at first so they got a little scorched. Oops 🙂 I’m glad you found the corn tasty!
We will be grilling on Labor Day! COrn is on the menue!
I need to stock up on some corn for tomorrow a well. What else are you grilling? I need ideas here 😉
We did hamburgers, hotdogs, corn, and salad on the side. Simple and yummy. 🙂
Classic. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Corn on the cob never gets old, I will give this recipe a try.
Same here Victor, we rarely have any leftovers 😀
Ohh perfect.. I just bought some corn today from farmer’s mark. Will defiantly make these. Love the spices you used. Thanks Natasha 🙂
My husband bought this corn also at farmer’s market, spices smothered on the corn turned out great as well 🙂