Grilled Corn with Cilantro Lime Butter
A SUMMER STAPLE! Butter, cilantro, garlic, lime, chili powder, and paprika. Option to grill or roast corn. SO GOOD!
How good does this cilantro lime butter sound?
Because it’s pretty bomb. So bomb, you’ll want to make it all the time to slather on basically everything – pasta, steak, salmon, rice. EVERYTHING.
But my favorite all-star combo is on grilled corn. That perfectly charred, natural sweetness of the corn combined with the cilantro lime-y butter, melting oh-so-perfectly while the corn is still hot.
Oyyyyyyy. It’s too good. And there can never be “enough” butter on your corn, right?
So just slather on how little or how much your heart desires.
Grilled Corn with Cilantro Lime Butter
A SUMMER STAPLE! Butter, cilantro, garlic, lime, chili powder, and paprika. Option to grill or roast corn. SO GOOD!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 8 ears corn, unhusked
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine butter, cilantro, garlic, lime zest, chili powder and paprika; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
- Preheat grill to medium heat. Peel back outer husks, leaving them attached at the base of the ear; do not remove inner husks. Remove and discard silks; rinse corn and pat dry using paper towels.
- Brush corn with canola oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add corn to grill; cover and cook, turning occasionally, until husks are slightly charred and corn is tender, about 12-15 minutes.*
- Peel down husks and spread with butter mixture.
- Serve immediately with lime wedges.
Notes
*TO ROAST THE CORN: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place corn husks directly on the oven rack and roast until corn is soft, about 35-40 minutes. Peel down husks and spread with butter mixture.
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Best corn I’ve ever had!!! I’m not a great cook and I couldn’t mess this up! Thanks for the amazing recipe that I will be using over and over again. It’s a great way for me to use that fresh cilantro from my garden too! I will definitely be purchasing your recipe books…
This rip sounds delicious, I want to make it later today. I am also wondering how and when you remove the silks with the inner intact? I am sure I am missing something, could you explain about removing the silks?
Thank you
Hi!!
Corn is my favorite food. During this season corn is available in abundance India. Definitely, going to try this amazing recipe. I am sure my family is going to love it. Can you suggest some more recipes that we can prepare using Corn..??
Hi Diksha! Here are all our recipes that are made with corn: https://damndelicious.net/?s=corn. I hope you’ll find some that you like!
Hi, I am anxious to try this but I have a question. the recipe says to peel back the husks and remove the silks, then at the end it says to peel down the husks and spread with butter. Are you supposed to pull the husks back up at some point? The corn looks like it was directly on the grill, but the husks don’t look charred, so I am confused.
Robin, the outer husks are peeled back but the inner husks are kept intact. 🙂
2. Preheat grill to medium heat. Peel back outer husks, leaving them attached at the base of the ear; do not remove inner husks.
How can you remove the silts while the inner husks remain intact?
Wondering the same thing. I’m guessing you peel back all husks, remove silk and re-cover with inner husks.
loved the lime zest, pop of freshness, the flavor is awesome, thank you.
Can I use a cast iron with grill marks to cook this? Or does it have to be a backyard BBQ type of thing?
Yes, you can absolutely use a cast iron.
Dear Chungah,
I have been a fan of yours for quite a long time. You taught me what potstickers are, and how to make them!
I am going to have to stop seeing your posts. I was just diagnosed as diabetic. So many carbs turn to sugar and raise my blood pressure it makes me sad.
I really must transition to low carb cooking. I have so many of your recipes saved that I will still be trying them years from now. I will probably learn to make wonton wrappers with almond meal or something, Lol.
I wish you and Butters all the best. Thank you so much for your wonderful recipe and upbeat posts!
Judy Mayer,
Simi Valley, CA
Near Reagan Library
Hi Judy! We’re so sorry to hear that. We do have a ton of healthy meal options so don’t give up on us completely. Much love back to you! 🙂