We’re making our Fourth of July grilled corn like this from now on.
We celebrated our Fourth of July early this year to accommodate some out of town visitors. The highlight was sweet local corn grilled with a technique we’ll use from now on. The ears in their husks had the ends lopped off, then we peeled back the leaves to remove as much of the silk as possible. The leaves were restored (a few of the did fall off) and the ears were soaked in salty water for a couple of hours. The husks charred but did not burn on a very hot grill, providing steam to perfectly cook the corn while just enough of the niblets were exposed to get some nice caramelization here and there. No condiments needed, not even butter.
We also made Cornell-Style Grilled Chicken using all thighs; one of the benefits of this recipe is that it only requires a 2 hour marinade so it can be prepared on short notice. We grilled some asparagus after soaking it briefly in the marinade liquid, and rounded out the meal with a tub of Vincent’s Garlic Cole Slaw.
Easy, quick and good. Because this is a year to keep the stress level as low as possible. Hope you are equally satisfied with your holiday weekend grilling,
I know someone who celebrates his birthday on the 4th of July every year. You know why, because it is his birth anniversary. Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you. Enjoy. I will cook some elote in this manner. Why do you soak in in salted water? If the ear is fresh it ought to be fully hydrated or is this for the outer leaves so they won’t burn.
Thank you Philip. Indeed the 4th is your proprietor’s birthday yet the celebrations (and, sadly, the gifts) get less impressive every year. This early celebration was good enough for me and anything positive that happens on the actual 4th is a bonus.
Local corn?
OK, you got me. When corn starts showing up in the markets at fire sale prices i assume it is local but did not verify. It was extremely fresh though and if imported must have come on supersonic transport. At Hannaford.
Early Happy Birthday and corn from wherever it has been coming in from has been extra sweet this year! Enjoy and be safe!!
Well thank you very much and happy 4th of July eating…. hope it doesn’t rain. (It’s been a very wet July so far here in upstate NY.)