Is there an item of food that just screams summer to you? For me, it’s corn on the cob. Every year my mouth starts to water as I think of the delicious ears of corn we’ll be eating come summer. And now we’ve taken it a notch higher with this corn on the cob with herb butter.
It’s so easy to just throw some corn husks into a pot, soak them, and then grill them up while grilling our favorite kabobs or steaks. And we don’t even have to bother with plates because the husks provide a great handle as we eat the corn.
The kids share our love of corn on the cob and as soon as they see in the store they start jumping up and down asking if they can put some in the cart.
Here’s the best way we’ve found to make the perfect barbecued corn and the best way to take the flavor up a notch… with herb butter!
Corn on the Cob with Herb Butter
What you’ll need:
- fresh ears of corn with husks on
- large stock pot
- water
- herb butter – get the recipe here
What you do:
1. Rinse off corn. If there are many layers of husk, remove a few of the outer layers. Make sure to leave most of the layers on the corn.
2. Soak the corn in a large pot of water for at least 15- 30 minutes.
3. Shake off excess water and hrow the ears of corn on the grill with whatever else you’re grilling.
4. Grill the corn on medium heat (about 350) and rotate corn so that it’s charred evenly on each side.
5. Once the corn has been seared, remove from direct heat and place on indirect heat – like the top shelf of your grill. Allow to cook for 15 more minutes.
6. Using an oven mit, remove the corn and set on a tray to serve.
7. When you’re ready to eat, peel back the husks and remove all silk from the corn. Discard the silk.
8. Slather with herb butter and enjoy!
The corn will be hot so you may want to let it cool down a bit before letting the kids go crazy. My kids can hardly contain themselves once we take the corn off the grill.
Can you tell she loves it?
There is nothing better then summer grilling and corn on the cob! It all screams summer at me! 🙂 That Herb Butter sounds really good, but I do not see a link to the recipe. Thank you for sharing!
Eep! I’m so sorry. Completely forgot to link it up: https://acraftyspoonful.com/2013/07/herb-butter-for-corn.html
oh my goodness- looks SO good! Just pinned the recipe!
That looks so good, I’ve never tried to cook the corn in husk on a grill before. I must try that this summer!
So yum! Since moving to CA, I miss midwest corn so much *sigh*
Love summer and corn season.
My kids love corn on the cob! I will have to try the herbed butter next time I make some!
Oh! This looks delicious! I love corn on the cob! Yummy!
I am from Iowa so it’s somewhere in my DNA that I have to love corn! I love roasting it and then cutting the kernels off and adding it to a good salsa. Yum, maybe I need to make that this weekend!