Corn cobs with a touch of garlic

You will agree with me that one of the easiest, fastest and most successful ways to cook corn is to toast it on the grill. Therefore, when the grill or barbecue is lit, you have to take the opportunity to add a few panochas to the fire that will delight everyone! If you like them as much as I do, pay attention, because with this recipe for corn on the cob with a touch of garlic you are going to enjoy it like children.

It is true that making them on the barbecue has a lot of charm; but we can also cook them in the oven, on the griddle, or in the air fryer . With oil and salt, with a pinch of pepper or with butter, they are a real delight and are a complete meal . They are luxurious and in less than half an hour they will be ready to accompany the salad or as a perfect garnish for the roast.

Today's recipe is one of my favorites, because we will use an ingredient that I personally love: roasted garlic . We will use the roasted garlic itself as part of a wonderful butter with which we will spread the ears and also, as an alternative, the oil that we use to keep them in the fridge.

In this post you will see how to prepare the ears to make them with a touch of garlic, and then how to cook them (how to roast them), because you can make the ears in:

• The grill or barbecue.
• The oven.
• In foil.
• In airfryer or air fryer.

All ready to grill the corn? Let's go with the recipe!

Le Creuset square skillet grill pan

Ingredients

• Corn on the cob (one per person)
• Roasted garlic butter, or oil from roasted garlic conservation* (the amount will vary depending on the ears of corn that we roast)
• Salt to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

*You can prepare the ears with garlic butter (you have the recipe here ) or with the oil from roasted garlic ( here you can find all the instructions to prepare it). It is recommended that both the butter and the oil be at room temperature so that they can be better spread over the ears.

Preparation

1) Prepare the ears with a touch of garlic

1.1.) With roasted garlic preservation oil:

1. We wash and dry the ears slightly, and clean them by removing the hairs and leaves (if they have them). We can leave some leaves if we are going to roast them on the grill.
2. With a silicone brush we are applying the oil on them, so that they are completely painted. We can also do it with our hands, smearing the ears well with the oil.
3. Season them to taste and add the freshly ground pepper over them.

1.2.) With Roasted Garlic Butter:

1. We wash and dry the ears slightly, and clean them, removing the leaves or removing them to the back in case we are going to roast them on the grill.
2. Using a pastry brush or directly with your hands, spread the garlic butter, spreading it well over the entire cob.
3. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

2) How to cook the cobs

1. Cobs on the grill or barbecue:

1. With the iron grill already hot or the barbecue running, once we have the ears of corn prepared (either with the roasted garlic oil or with the roasted garlic butter), we just have to place them directly on the grill.
2. We will roast them uncovered and we will have to turn them frequently, more or less every two minutes. You have to watch that they don't burn (but they should take on a beautiful toasted color).
3. Depending on the tenderness of the ears, in about 10 minutes we can have them ready. If they are not very tender, they will take a little longer. As soon as we see that the grains begin to take on a dark color, we will have them ready to eat.
4. We serve them at the table and let them cool down a bit to take the first bite. We can also shell them with a peeler, like this one from Chef'n , which is ideal for doing it quickly.

2) Oven Roasted Corn on the Cob:

1. We heat the oven to 200 °C while we remove the leaves, wash and prepare the ears with the oil or with the roasted garlic butter.
2. Once we have them ready, we place them in a baking dish , in the Nordic Ware Naturals® tray . We can also cook them in the skillet pan , they will be luxurious!
3. We put the ears in the oven and, without lowering the temperature, let them cook for about 25 minutes. In the same way as when making them on the grill, the cooking time will depend on the tenderness of the corn. If we see that they are not there, we leave them for 5 to 10 more minutes, making sure that they do not burn.
4. We remove the ears of corn from the oven and serve them to the table, just as they are on the tray, skillet or dish in which we have cooked them.

3) In foil:

We can cook the ears en papillote both in the oven and on the grill. In this way, we will not have toasted pieces, but we will achieve a very tender result, with a lot of flavor and juiciness, thanks to the internal steam that this cooking generates. Furthermore, if we want to give them a toasted point once cooked, we can easily do so by marking them on the grill or opening the foil and browning them on the grill.

1. If we are going to make them on the barbecue, once the ears are clean, shredded and prepared, we will wrap them individually in aluminum foil and place them spread out on the grill or directly over the coals. We will cook them for about 20 minutes, turning them frequently with the help of a pair of tongs. If they are very tender, in about 15 minutes we will have them ready.
2. If we are going to make them in the oven, we will heat it while we clean and prepare the ears. When they are done, we will place them in the Emile Henry ceramic papillote dish , we will cover the dish with its lid and we will take it to the oven for about 15 or 20 minutes. We can also prepare them wrapped in aluminum foil and arrange the ears in a baking dish or on a Nordic Ware Naturals® tray , cooking them for the same time.
3. As soon as they are ready, we will remove the ears of corn from their packaging and enjoy!

4) Cobs in airfryer:

1. While we clean and prepare the cobs, we will heat the fryer to 200 °C for 5 minutes.
2. When we have the ears of corn ready, whether whole or sliced, we will place them in the fryer bowl so that they do not touch each other.
3. We will arrange the bucket in the fryer and cook them for about 5 minutes. If we use baby cobs, we will do it for about 3 minutes.
4. After this time, we will turn them around and cook them again for 5 or 6 more minutes (if they are baby, less time should be enough).
5. Once the necessary cooking time has elapsed, we will have them ready to eat!

Grades

• The cooking time for the ears is approximate, as long as the ears used are tender. If you see that they are not so much, a trick that will help you to cook them well and without burning, is to leave them to soak for 10 or 15 minutes once you have cleaned them. Then drain and dry them slightly before applying the oil or butter.
• Do not deprive yourself of giving them your personal touch! If you like spiciness, if you adore curries, if you love unroasted garlic, or if you're more into herbs like rosemary or thyme, use these dressings to flavor and flavor your corn. Sprinkling them on the ears, applying an oil that incorporates them or preparing your butter with them and spreading the corn with them.
• Enjoy them alone or accompanied by some fresh cheese, mozzarella, or top them with some tacos of cured ham or smoked bacon, they will be delicious. Also, as is, they are the perfect accompaniment to a fish or meat dish.

• Do you know that you can also give them a smoky touch to get a different flavor? You can do it in several ways:
• Cooking them on Traeger pellet barbecues . Its pellets of different woods will provide that delicious smoked point. The nuance of each variety will leave a differentiated aroma and flavor each time.
• Using a home smoker like this one from Zwilling, which allows you to smoke them in the oven, in kitchens of any type, and on the barbecue.
• Once you have the ears cooked, you can give them that smoked point with a smoking gun . It is a very fast and effective method to add the point of smoky flavor to the ears, and to everything you cook!
• As you can see, the ears are prepared very easily and quickly. Take advantage whenever you have something in the oven or on the barbecue to roast a few. Nordic Ware Naturals® trays are ideal for this, since they allow you to make the most of the oven (because of their size and how well they transmit heat).

And do not forget that, if what you want is to enjoy your corn with a touch of garlic in salads, to decorate other dishes or simply as a snack, and you want to shell the ears, what will be great for you is the corn peeler from Chef'n , have you seen it before?