Description
Grilled corn is great, but Parmesan Garlic Butter Grilled Corn is even better. Make homemade garlic butter (or use store-bought) with parmesan and herbs to create a side dish everyone is going to love.
Ingredients
- 4 ears corn
- 1 tablespoon oil
- coarse kosher salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon minced roasted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Prepare a grill for high-heat cooking. Shuck the corn, removing both the husks and the silk. Cut the corn cobs in half or thirds.
- In a large bowl, mix together the corn cobs, oil, and a big pinch of salt until the corn is evenly coated.
- In a small bowl, mix together the softened butter, Parmesan, parsley, minced garlic, garlic powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt until fully combined.
- Grill the corn, turning the cobs every 5 minutes or so, until the corn is tender and some of the kernels are beginning to darken, about 10-15 minutes.
- Transfer half of the prepared butter to the now-empty large bowl used for the corn. When the corn is done grilling, toss the corn with the garlic butter in the bowl until evenly coated.
- Serve immediately with extra parmesan garlic butter on the side.
Notes
Use store-bought garlic butter if you want. Replace the butter, roasted garlic, and garlic powder with 8 tablespoons of store-bought garlic butter.
Roasted garlic can also be purchased premade in the deli section or as minced roasted garlic in a jar. To make roasted garlic at home: cut off the top of a garlic bulb to expose the cloves, drizzle with olive oil, wrap in foil, and bake at 400°F for 30-40 minutes until the cloves are soft and golden brown. Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the cloves and use as instructed.
The garlic butter can also be prepared using a mini food chopper or food processor, blending all ingredients together.
This recipe makes more garlic butter than needed for 4 ears of corn. Save any remaining garlic butter for another use; for more information, see the Large Batch Garlic Butter recipe for ideas.