Pro tip: For each method, make sure to watch and adjust the timing as you grill, since every grill is different temperature and hotspots! How to grill corn on the cob? Should you shuck it or place it in foil? What about grilling right in the husks? As cookbook authors and expert recipe developers, Alex and I have mastered three different methods that each have pros and cons and result in a different flavor:
Preheat the grill to medium high, or around 375 to 450°F. Husk the corn or tie back the leaves to make a handle. To make the handle, pull down the outer-most leaf first. Then keep pulling down one leaf at a time, gradually working your way around the corn. You may notice some leaves crack when pulled back: that’s completely ok! (Reference this video tutorial.) Rub with oil: Use your hands to rub neutral or olive oil on each corn cob evenly. Grill the cobs directly on the oven grates for 12 to 15 minutes, turning until blackened on all sides.
Preheat a grill to medium high heat, or around 375 to 450°F. Place the corn on foil and season. Rub it with olive oil, cover with salt and pepper, and then place a few pats of butter on top. Wrap the corn in foil loosely. Poke a few holes in the aluminum foil to allow air to escape. Grill 20 to 25 minutes, turning occasionally, until it’s bright yellow.
Remove the silk. Pull back the husks, remove the silk of the corn, then pull the husks back up. Soak the cobs for 20 minutes. This prevents them from catching fire while grilling. Preheat the grill to medium high, or around 375 to 450°F. Grill for 20 to 22 minutes. Turn them to get even blackening on the outside of the husk (test if it’s done by checking one cob to make sure it’s bright yellow).
Compound butter: This compound butter with garlic and fresh herbs is ideal for corn. Old Bay: This iconic seafood seasoning is great on corn, too (try purchased or homemade). Elote (Mexican grilled corn): One of our favorite ways to serve grilled corn is as elote or Mexican street corn. The creamy sauce with cheese crumbles, lime, and cilantro is otherworldly. Yum Yum sauce: This quick Yum Yum sauce is just as tasty as it sounds. Ranch seasoning: Add butter or sour cream and sprinkle of ranch seasoning. Grilled corn salad: Cut kernels off the cob to make this zingy corn salad, or try elote salad with Mexican grilled corn flavors.
5 from 5 reviews
