Grilled Corn on the Cob

 Learn How To Grill Corn on the Cob

Grilled Corn on the Cob is a popular menu item for barbecues and clambakes, and it is so easy to do.  Grilled corn on the cob is not only tasty, but grilling your corn never fails to impress your guests.  Fresh corn on the cob can be cooked on your barbecue either wrapped in aluminum foil or in its own husks.  In the husk makes for a more dramatic presentation, but it is slightly more trouble than using aluminum foil.  Either way, your grilled corn will be delicious!

Grilled Corn is especially delicious when you add herbs and spices to the ear of corn before grilling it.  The herbs and spices liven up the flavors and add an interesting spin on basic roasted corn.  Plus it is easy to do – just use your favorite variety of corn!

Grilled Corn on the cob piled on a white plate


Learn How To Boil Corn On The Cob – The Right Way
– Boiling is the quickest, easiest, and tastiest way to prepare fresh corn.  Too many people do not know how to correctly boil fresh corn on the cob.  It is a very easy technique and produces the most delicious corn on the cob.

Learn about Corn Hints, Tips, and Information.  Also check out more great Corn Recipes.

Corn Grilled in the Husk Recipe:


Ingredients:

Fresh ears of corn
Olive oil
Butter
Salt and pepper

Selecting Fresh Corn:

6 corn in husk on grillGood corn on the cob always begins with selecting the freshest, just ripe ears of your favorite variety of corn.  The absolute best corn is corn that is picked ripe and straight from your own vegetable garden!  Now I know everybody can not have a garden and grow their own corn, so pick fresh corn from your local market carefully!

When buying corn at the market, the husks (outer green covering) should be bright green and fit snugly around the ear of corn.  The kernels should be in tight rows right to the tip of the ear of corn, and be plump and milky.

In the grocery store, it is perfectly acceptable (well maybe a little frowned on) to peel back the outer green husk to check and see if the corn looks OK to you.

Preparing Corn for Grilling:

If the ears of corn have many layers of husk on them, peel off only the first couple of layers, leaving a few layers for protection.  Do not remove all the layers.

Soak the whole cobs in a pot of cold water for 15 minutes.  Be sure the ears are completely covered with water.  This will provide extra moisture for cooking and will steam the corn kernels inside the husks.

While the corn is soaking, preheat the barbecue grill to a medium temperature (350 degrees F.).  After soaking, remove the corn from the water and shake off any excess water.

Begin by pulling the husks of the corn back (but do not completely remove them).  Remove and discard only the silk.

Brush the kernels with olive oil or butter.  

If desired, before you re-wrap the corn in the husks, add a little garlic, chopped onion, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper.  For an international twist, try using herbs such as basil, cilantro, or oregano.  Then position the husks back over the kernels and tie each ear with a piece of loose husk or twine.

Grilling the Corn:

Place the prepared ears of corn on a medium heat on your barbecue grill, rotating the corn as needed to keep it from getting charred too much on one side.  After a couple of turns, place the corn husk on an indirect heat (moved to the side of the grill) or on the top shelf of your grill, and close the cover.

Allow the corn to slowly continue cooking for approximately 15 minutes.

As soon as the husk picks up the dark silhouette of the kernels and begins to pull away from the tip of the ear, the corn is ready to come off the grill.  Do not overcook the corn or it will become mushy. You know when you have gone too far if the corn cob flexes easily in your hands.

Remove the corn from the grill.  Be careful and wear oven mitts as the corn will be very hot!

Grasping one end with a oven mitt or dish towel, peel the husks and silk from the top down (like a banana) – they should all come off in one piece.  Ashes will get on the corn, but this is OK.  If the corn is too hot to handle, do this part in the sink under warm running water.

Once you have removed most of the silk, rinse the corn under warm running water to remove any excess ash and silk.

Serve with butter and enjoy!

Corn Grilled In Aluminum Foil:

Pull all the husks off of the corn and discard.  Remove silk on the corn and discard.

There are two (2) “schools of thought” on soaking the corn.  Some people like to soak their corn before grilling and others do not soak it.  This will be your choice.

If you decide to soak, place the whole cobs in a pot of cold water for approximately 20 minutes.  Be sure the ears are completely covered with water . This will provide extra moisture for cooking and will steam the corn kernels inside the aluminum foil.

If you do not soak the corn, just wrap in aluminum foil according to instruction below.

Preheat the barbecue grill to a medium temperature (350 degrees F).

If you have soaked your corn, remove the corn from the water and shake off any excess water.

Brush the kernels with olive oil.  NOTE: I have tried using butter instead of olive oil, but I think butter is best appliedafter the corn comes off the grill just before you eat it.

Before you wrap the corn in the aluminum foil, add a little garlic, chopped onion, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper.  For an international twist, try using herbs such as basil, cilantro, or oregano.

Tear off squares of aluminum foil and place ears of corn diagonally in the center of each square of aluminum foil.  Roll the aluminum foil around each ear of corn and close it up by twisting the ends.

corn wrapped in foil
Place the prepare ears of corn on a medium heat grill, rotating the corn every so often.

Allow the corn to slowly continue cooking for another 15 to 20 minutes.  You will know it is done when you press a kernel and it shoots out it’s sweet liquid.  Do not overcook the corn or it will become mushy.  You know when you have gone too far if the corn cob flexes easily in your hands.

Remove the corn from the grill.  Be careful and wear oven mitts as the corn will be very hot!

Once the corn is cooked, remove the aluminum foil and discard.

Serve your grilled corn with butter and enjoy!

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Corn    Grilled Vegetables    Side Dishes    Summer    Vegetarian Recipe Collection   

Comments and Reviews

4 Responses to “Grilled Corn on the Cob”

  1. Todd

    Grilling corn in the husk is the best way to grill corn. We had grilled corn like this 3x last week. So delicious!!

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  2. Stephanie Raffaele

    These photos looks amazing. First time we’ll be doing Grilled Corn in this weekend. Thanks for the tips!

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  3. Victor K

    In Africa we LOVE eating roasted corn on the cob as snacks. Just google ‘mahindi choma’ in images to see samples.
    Way BETTER than grilled corn on the cob, in my opinion.

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  4. Steve

    So how do you get the grill marks?

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