As I had mentioned before, we recently moved out to the country, corn country to be exact. And when out shopping at the local grocery store had seen "Firecracker Corn Cobs" in the deli section.
While they looked delicious, it was quite pricey for just 'corn on the cob’; they were selling these scrumptious looking cobs of corn for $3.50 a piece! Knowing we could get 12 ears of corn for $2.00, we figured we would look online for a recipe that looked 'remotely' close, and boy did we come across a wonderful one. We fix up a batch a couple of times during the summer, but always include it in our 4th of July meals.
What you'll need:
• 6 ears of sweet corn (we like the 'Peaches and Cream variety, but any sweet corn will do.)
• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon of chili powder (or to taste).
• 1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste).
• 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper for heat (optional and to taste).
• 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper (or to taste)
• Tinfoil
Cooking Instructions:
• Remove the husks and silk from your corn cobs, cut off tips, and wash thoroughly.
• Preheat your grill with a medium flame and lightly oil the grate.
• While your grill is preheating combine your dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• When your grill is hot, place the corn cobs in a single row, and grill just enough for them to slightly brown. Make sure you turn them so they are evenly browned.
• Remove your corn cobs from your grill and then coat each corn cob lightly with mayonnaise.
• Sprinkle your dry ingredients on your corn cobs evenly.
• Place each corn cob in individual pieces of tinfoil and seal tightly.
• Cook on your grill for about 20-30 minutes.
Remove from grill and enjoy! If you try this recipe, as always let me know what you think. Bon Appétit!