Grilled Corn with Spring Onion and Ginger Butter

Name: Grilled Corn with Spring Onion and Ginger Butter
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon roasted and ground Sichuan peppercorns; 1 teaspoon roasted and ground Sichuan peppercorns; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons salt; 1.5 kg (3 lb) fresh sweetcorn cobs, husks left on; 6 tablespoons (75 g/3 oz) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature; 5 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions

Preparation info

Serves
4
as an accompaniment

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom Travels with a Hot Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 1997

About

Corn is perhaps one of north America’s greatest contributions to the world of food. It is especially good when quickly grilled and served with butter. In this recipe, I offer an alternative to plain butter, spicing it with Asian flavours for an easy, vegetarian dish.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons (75 g/3 oz) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
5</

Americas
United States
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a bowl, mix the butter, spring onions, ginger, salt and Sichuan peppercorns together using a wooden spoon. Put the mixture in the refrigerator.

Pre-heat the oven grill to high or make a charcoal fire in the barbecue. Soak the corn cobs for 10 minutes in cold water but leave