Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Margarita Grilled Corn


This is a yummy one.
Ingredients:
8 ears fresh corn in husks
4 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel (peel from 2 t0 3 limes )
2 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
1/3 cup butter melted
1 teaspoon chili powder
Small limes optional
Direstions:
1. Carefuly peel back corn husks, but do not remove. Scrub ears with stiff brush to remove silks. Rinse ears. Pull husks back up around corn. Place in large pot,cover with water. Soak for 2-4 hours drain well. Peel back husks and pat corn dry with paper towel.
2. For lime salt,in small bowl stir together lime peel and salt. Brush some of the butter on corn > Sprinkle lightly with lime salt and chili powder. Fold husks back around ears. Tie husks tops with strips of corn husks 100 % cotton kitchen string.
3. For charcoal grill, grill corn on rack of uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 25 -30 minutes or until tender. turning occasionally. For gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium.Place corn on grill rack over heat. Cover:grill as above.
4. To serve, remove ties,peel back husks. Pass remaining butter,lime salt and chili powder and limes for squeezing.

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