How to Grill Corn on the Cob in the Husk
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Corn on the cob is a summer favorite, and this method of grilling corn on the cob in the husk gives you moist, buttery corn with the perfect simple spices and a Smokey taste. This would be a perfect side dish for a summer grilling party or holiday like the Fourth of July.
Choosing Your Ears of Corn:
As always, find fresh corn ears with healthy green husks and no rotten kernels. The important thing for this recipe, however, is that part of the stem below the husk, that holds all of the husk leaves on, is still present. When you are pulling the husks back to prepare the corn ears for grilling, you will want them to remain attached to the stem so that they can be folded back in place before you put them on the grill. On an ear with no stem, when you pull the husks back they just fall right off--they have nothing to cling to.
Corn on the Cob Grilled in the Husk Recipe
serves as many as you make
This recipe is vegetarian and vegan if you use a butter substitute.
Ingredients:
- ears of corn still in the husk *
- butter or margarine (in stick form)
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper corns
- ground paprika
- kitchen twine (optional)
* Get as many ears as you have people to feed. See instructions above on what to look for in selecting ears.
Preparation instructions:
1. Let the butter sit out to soften.
2. Fire up the grill and let it get hot.
3. To prepare each cob:
If using non-organic corn, I usually like to give the ears (still in the husk) a good washing before I start peeling the husks back, to make sure I don't smear any chemicals on my corn when I start peeling.
Very carefully start to pull the husks back, leaf by leaf, taking care to keep them attached to the stem at the bottom of the ear.
Once all of the husk is pulled back, pull all of the corn silk off of the corn kernels.
Take the stick of butter (unwrap it), and smear and end of it up and down the rows of kernels. Coat the whole thing in butter.
Next, sprinkle salt all around the ear (it should stick to the butter). Do the same with the ground pepper and paprika.
Carefully pull all of the husk leaves back up, one by one, around the corn cob (in the same position they were before you started peeling). Be sure that they are covering it well all the way around.
4. Now comes the tricky part. You need to tie down the tops of the husks on each ear so that they don't peel back while grilling and leave the corn exposed to dry out and harden. The easiest way to do this is to tie them down at the top of the cob with a bit of kitchen twine. However, if you don't have any or want a good challenge, you can try to do what I usually do and tie them down with the husk itself.
Take the longest husk leaf (there are usually a few sticking up above the rest at the top), wrap it around the top of the ear once, then tuck it in under its own loop, pulling it tight (but being careful not to tear it off). See the picture above for an example.
5. Put the corn on the hot grill. We usually put it either on a high rack or around the outside where flames can't reach it. You don't want it in direct flames or the husks will catch fire and burn right off. Turn it every ten minutes or so. It should be done when the husks have dried out and turned a mottled tan, dark brown, and black. (They will be charred all around the edges and ends). See the image above.
6. When it's time to eat, peel off the charred husks and enjoy!
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I've always wondered exactly how to do this. Sounds yummy-thanks!
Never knew corn could look and sound so good. Will have to try grilling some myself. Thanks.
Hells Yea that looks like some tasty corn. What a sweet treat for dis gangsta
Grilled some last week. I use a little chili powder with mine.
Very Good! I only seasoned ours with Butter and Salt but very delicious!
trying these instructions now...gonna be delish
Heard about grilled corn , never tried it till tonight .The best, I will never boil my cob again.DELICIOUS
Made it last night...yum!!!
making this for my mother on sunday
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
About to knock some of these off the grill right now. I used some cajun seasoning instead of paprika. We will se what happens
Tony's or Zatarain's...tonight...spray butter/margarine is easier to apply....WONDERFUL!!!!
Corn turned out great!! thanks
I used Bayou Magic Cagun seasoning and butter....it was awesome. The corn was completely tender and sweet. I love how the husks add sweetness to the corn. If you ever have to put your corn in water and boil it, make sure you line the bottom of the pan with the husks of the corn. You will be pleased.
Thanks for the tips and pictures!!!! Very helpful
This sounds delicious!
THIS IS A GREAT RECIPE BUT, IF YOU WANT TOO KEEP YOUR CORN MOIST AND TENDER AND HOT WHILE YOUR DOING OTHER THINGS TRY THIS; AFTER YOUR CORN IS BROWN AND ALITTLE BLACK HAVE AN EMPTY COOLER HANDY AND PLACE YOUR EARS INSIDE AND CLOSE THE LID TIGHT THE CORN WILL FINISH COOKING TOO A BUTTERY,MIOST ,TENDER DELITE.I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS AND IT'S FOOL PROOF,NOW ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DOING IT AS WELL AND THEY THANK ME EVERY TIME AND SO WILL YOU!!!
Saved my Fourth of July BBQ! Thanks!
(Ran out of aluminum foil) ...
best corn we ever had... terrific
Awwww Yeahhhh this shizz is THE SHIZZ YAO! like man.....MAN!! dude it's just....DUDE! AHHHHHH! IT'S SO GOOD I WANNA SHOVE IT DOWN MY PANTS! OH!!! Good stuff right there. Pretty much made me...
JIZZ IN MY PANTS
I made this on the grill last night. So good. It worked. Thanks so much for finally teaching me how to make grilled corn on the cob.
bought some corn at our local "corn wagon" and wanna try something new.....wanna do it before my step-mom can so I can show her how something is done....haha
love corn on the cob!! yum yum! can't wait to eat!!!
Made this last night along with a few pounds of delmonico steak. Pretty good stuff. Simple enough recipe and there is plenty of room to get creative
this is good
:) u should try
this was not hard at all and was soooo goood.
it was good, i guess
my husband loved it thanks!
Did I miss in the recipe how long to cook the corn on the grill and do you turn it at all?
PERFECT! We didn't even tie the husks at the end. It was A big hit among everyone, even the children!
Randi B 3 years ago
What a summertime treat! I'm definitely going to try this out!