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Grilled Corn With Spicy Butters

Cuisine: Mexican
Type: Vegetables
Courses: Side dish
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

6   Fresh corn/husks
  Butters
  Chile Lime Spread
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozMargarine or butter - softened
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGrated lime peel
3 tablespoons 45mlLime juice
  Red chiles - ground, to taste
  Pesto Butter
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozMargarine or butter - softened
1 cup 40g / 1.4ozFresh basil leaves - loose-pack
1 tablespoon 15mlScallion - chopped
1 teaspoon 5mlLemon juice
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
  Horseradish Butter
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozMargarine or butter - softened
  Prepared red horseradish - *
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt

Recipe Instructions

* Use 2 to 3 tablespoonfuls of the red horseradish or to taste.

Remove the large outer husks from the corn turning back the inner husks, remove the silks. Spread each ear with about 2 tbs of the butter mixture of your choice.

Pull the inner husks back over the corn and butter and secure with fine wire so that the husks are tight against the ear.

Grill the corn 3 inches from medium coals, turning frequently, until done, about 20 to 30 minutes.

Serve with the remaining butter of your choice.

FLAVORED BUTTERS: Combine all ingredients for each butter in a work bowl of a food processor or blender and process until very smooth. Scrape into a small dish and serve with the corn.

OVEN ROASTED CORN: Heat the oven to 475F. Prepare the corn as above, but place in an ungreased jelly roll pan 15 1/2 X 10 1/2 X 1-inch. Turn frequently until done, about 30 to 35 minutes.

Source:
Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

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