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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Easy Grilled Corn

We hosted a BBQ a couple of weeks ago, which is one of our favorite summer activities.  I wanted to have "real" American food because one of my co-workers from Istanbul was coming to join us.  I made BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, veggies, s'mores, and corn.  When it came to the corn though my biggest pot wouldn't hold all 12 ears so I had to find another way to cook them.  I'd gotten a recipe from our gym that showed how to bake corn instead of boiling.  It sounded too easy to be true, and I was a little apprehensive to try it.  After doing some research online I decided to give it a whirl though, because all the reviews said the flavor was more intense.  It ended up really good and I think this will be my new method from here on out!

Whole ears of corn - as many as you want
Butter (or no-calorie butter spray)
sea salt

Heat oven to 350F.  Lay ears of corn on a cookie sheet (not required, but this will make it much easier to remove).  Make sure they do not overlap.  Keep the husks and silks on, although I did trim the silk a bit.  Cook for 40-60 minutes.  Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes or so.  Remove husks, add butter and salt,  and enjoy!
**Beware, the ears hold heat for about a hour and can still be very hot so don't burn yourselves! 

I cut the corn off the leftover cobs and froze in freezer bags for this winter.  It tastes just as good as it did when fresh!

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