Forgive me, but I live in Iowa. And I will bet you we have the best sweet corn you've ever tasted. Especially if it's during prime harvest. I would still say it's a little early to have the BEST sweet corn we have to offer, but it's pretty darn good right now. I tried some corn a few weeks ago and it was good, but the corn wasn't quite ready yet.
Well, heaven knows I love gadgets and gizmos. So when I had my 20% off coupon and store credit and Bed Bath and Beyond I just had to pick up this grill basket for corn.
Ingredients:
- As much or as little corn as you're wanting to grill
- Two sticks of butter (I did this for 16 pieces of corn), melted
- A few shakes of garlic powder
Directions:
- Clean your corn. That means take off the hull and all of the silk too. It's a lot more work than it sounds, but it's worth it.
- Now place those clean corn husks in your super fun new grill basket. My husband demonstrates this well:
- Yep, that's him. The grill master. Please ignore the fact that he's wearing a totally goofy apron. My best friend made that for me as a random gift. Although I love it, it's just hilarious to see him wearing it with our big ugly mugs gracing the front. Little story... the apron photo was taken during the Iowa vs Iowa State game (huge rivalry!). I'm a Hawkeye (Iowa) and Drew is a Cyclone (Iowa State). Fashion faux pas I'm sure!
- Grill your corn until it turns bright yellow and slightly brown/charred.
- Melt butter, add a few shakes of garlic powder, stir, and ta-da! You're done. Just liberally spread the butter mixture on the corn and then salt and pepper to taste.
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6 comments:
LOVE the apron! My mother-in-law got my husband a tie with our pictures on it- equally cool ;) I don't let him wear it in public (since it would probably be to a wedding and that's too weird lol) but it's pretty funny!
I am glad your husband is proud to wear the apron. The Omnivore had a custom made apron made for me one Christmas. I should bust it out more often.
oh my gosh, I love the apron, haha! I think my husband needs one (but I doubt he'd wear it)
LOL, what a great apron! I saw those corn grill baskets and it's good to know they work well. My brother went to IA State, so I'm with Drew on that one :)
I stumbled on your blog looking for a good veggie in foil recipe - definitely going to try the zucchini/red peppers recipe! We have some pretty good corn in NY too - maybe not as good as IA but I have no comparison. : ) Thought I'd share what I do with corn on the grill.
-shuck the corn
-spread with butter (or dip in melted butter)
-tear off sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil (one per ear of corn)
-place one ear of corn and one ice cube on each sheet of foil
-wrap
-place on grill 8 minutes on each side (total 16 minutes)
-remove and enjoy with more butter and salt if you like!
This is the most tender grilled corn I've ever had.
I am obsessed with corn on the cob - this looks amazing!
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