Tis the season. (No, not that season.) It’s Farmers Market season. That magical time of year when local markets are busting at the seams and roadside stands pop up nearly everywhere. Those long, hot summer days when we load up on every sweet, luscious fruit and vegetable we can get our mouths on, before they disappear for another year. Sure you can buy things year round in the store, but they just aren’t the same, and we all know it. Especially when it comes to things like Peaches, Tomatoes, Watermelon… and Corn.
Ahh, Corn. Fresh corn. Freshly grilled corn. Mmmm…
Compound butter for corn on the cob! The beautiful part about it is that you can experiment to your heart’s content. Last night we ended up having roasted corn with Lemon Basil Butter, and it was delicious. I just followed the recipe for Mesquite Cilantro Butter, substituting McCormick’s Perfect Pinch® Lemon & Pepper Seasoning for the Grill Mates® Mesquite Seasoning, and basil for the cilantro. I loved how the lemon flavor really brightened the flavor of the corn.
I love the open-corn method (as in the video) if I’m wanting corn with that carmelly grilled flavor. It’s especially wonderful for using as an ingredient in salads and such. But for corn on the cob, we prefer the method shown below. It results in a decadently moist ear of corn that bursts with delicious corn goodness. (Bonus: Super-fast husk removal – no fussing with corn silk at all!)
To roast corn this way, simply throw the corn, husks and all, onto your barbecue. Turn them every few minutes and in about 15 mintues, you will have perfectly raosted corn. Then just cut the end off and slide the husk and all the corn silk off the other end. It doesn’t get easier than this! (If I had only known about this method years ago. I can’t even count how many hours of my life have been spent shucking corn!)
Whether you choose to grill it with the corn exposed as in the video, or with the husk still on as above, the compound butter makes every bite of corn pop with flavor. (Ha! I totally didn’t plan that, but there it is 🙂 )
Finally, while I was writing this post, I discovered something very cool on the McCormick website – their FlavorPrint Profile. If you click through and answer just a few questions about your personal tastes, the website will use your FlavorPrint Profile to match up “recipe recommendations that get you. Every time.” Every FlavorPrint Profile is a little different, and when you are done, you get a cool little icon to represent your profile.
This sounded like an interesting concept, so I thought I would give it a try. The brief FlavorPrint Profile questionnaire took me less than a minute to complete, and asked me preference questions about everything from cilantro to cheese cake. The questions also seemed to vary depending on the answers (I did it a couple of time, just for you). Once complete, I did a search for “grilled corn,” and a ton of delicious sounding recipes popped up, each indicating how closely it matched my FlavorPrint Profile. (As you can see, today’s Grilled Corn recipe is a 89% match for my personal profile.)
When you finish, the website offers you one recipe that is specifically matched to you – no strings attached. If you want to give them your email address, you can search through McCormick’s seemingly limitless collection of recipes, with the results displayed indicating how each recipe matches up to your personal tastes.
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Viral Gains, and I was financially compensated for writing it. Grilled Corn, FlavorPrint icon and FlavorPrint Search Results images courtesy of McCormick.com. All other photos used are mine. Grilled Corn video courtesy of Kitchy Kitchen and McCormicks/Viral Gains. All opinions expressed are my own.
Chelsea says
August 26 atThis sounds amazing! I’ve never thought of putting anything on my corn other than salt and butter, but I’ll definitely have to try this now.
Alisha Hodges says
August 26 atI abhor the taste and smell of cilantro, but I bet I would love this with another herb. I have only ever tried salt and butter, but it’s a great idea to add something else.
Maryann says
August 26 atLooks delicious!
Brooklyn Jolley says
August 26 atYUMMY! That look so so good. My sister makes corn a lot like this and it is to die for.
lindsay says
August 26 atYummm I love grilled corn! I had some last month and it was delicious!
JoAnn says
August 26 atI love corn on the cob! This looks pretty easy and delicious!
Michelle says
August 26 atThis looks so great visually and looks like it tastes amazing. Lovely!!
Karissa says
August 26 atI love grilled corn. I bet that tastes great
Kayli Schattner says
August 26 atMmm, cilantro butter? You had me at hello!
Rebekah says
August 26 atOh my gosh I love cilantro! I have to try this!
Melissa says
August 26 atGrilled corn on the cob is so good but this makes it sound even better. Thank you for this recipe! I can’t wait to try it.
Bee says
August 26 atUmm YUM! We’ve avoided corn since moving from the midwest but we might have to bend the rules now! Great find!
betsy mitchell says
August 26 atI’ve never had corn and cilantro together but I bet it’s delicious! THanks for the great idea.
Laetitia - French Fries and Apple Pie says
August 26 atI have only discovered grilled corn very recently. In France, we do get corn, but it almost only comes in cans. But since we have moved here, I thought it was high time we tried corn grilled. And as we also went camping and Barbecuing, we bought corn and grilled them. I loved it, it taste some much more delicious! I’ll try that recipe with cilantro 🙂 Can’t be wrong!
Christen says
August 26 atI love grilled corn. It’s the best!
kelsey says
August 27 atyum! i have market corn and need to GET ON THIS
ladies in navy
Katie Matthews says
August 27 atWe love corn on the cob in our house! Normally we boil it because it’s quick and easy and we don’t generally buy it with the husk on! I will definitely try it this way if we do buy some!
Katie <3
Alicia @ Felt With Love Designs says
August 27 atThis sounds delicious!! I love corn on the cob! Pinning for later!
Jessica Doll says
August 27 atThis sounds so delicious. I love corn done on the bbq.
kendall says
August 27 atYUM! We are a total corn family! We love it!! I need to try this!
Myrabev says
August 27 atLast weekend my parents had a BBQ and we had cob my friend was talking about trying different flavours I have never had it with anything other than butter.
Lynette says
August 27 atI love your video, thank you for sharing, this looks like a good recipe and your instruction are really easy to follow
Neely says
August 27 atI love grilled corn!
Jenn @ hellorigby! says
August 27 atYum! I love cilantro but never thought of putting it on my corn! Will have to try this.
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says
August 27 atGrilled corn is so tasty!
Shipra says
August 27 atI love corn on the cob, especially with different types of spices. This is making my mouth water. 😛
Jess says
August 28 atYum! This looks awesome!
Deidre says
August 28 atI tried something very similar to this at a friends house over the weekend. SO good.
Pech says
August 28 atI love grilled corn and compound flavored butter so both together is awesome!
Alyssa says
August 28 atWhat a great recipe! It all looks so tasty!
Raewyn says
August 29 atYum! The cilantro lime butter sounds DELICIOUS
Lauren says
August 29 atI am a huge fan of grilled corn. My favorite is butter with lemon and black pepper. Thanks for a new recipe!
Chrissy- Shine Bright Little Mama says
September 4 atYum!!! I will be making this for sure this weekend!
Lisa says
September 4 atSounds delicious! I think corn might be on the menu tonight 🙂