Buttered Corn With Chives Food

CORN ON THE COB WITH CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Make chive butter: In a food processor, blend butter, chives, and pepper until smooth. (Or mix in a bowl with a flexible spatula.)
• Line a 6-ounce ramekin or custard cup with plastic wrap; fill with butter mixture, smoothing top. Cover with plastic; refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours (or freeze 30 minutes).
• In a pot of boiling salted water, cook corn until kernels are tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain; serve with chive butter.

CORN ON THE COB WITH LIME-CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Mix first 7 ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)
• To boil corn: Bring large pot of water to boil; add pinch of sugar, if desired. Husk corn. Add corn to pot. Return water to boil and cook corn 4 minutes. Drain corn and serve immediately with lime-chive butter.
• To grill corn: Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Remove all but the innermost husks from corn. Fold back inner husks and remove corn silk. Rewrap inner husks around corn. Grill until husks are slightly charred and corn is tender, turning often, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately with lime-chive butter.

CHIVE BUTTER FOR GRILLED CORN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients; except salt, pepper and corn.
• Shuck the corn and rinse it. Cover each ear with butter mixture; salt and pepper to taste.
• Wrap in foil (making sure to not rip it and make sure you crimp the ends).
• Grill, covered, for 20 minutes, turning every 5 over medium hot coals.
• Note: I use charcoal and I don't place them over the center but more around the edge of the charcoal line.

EASY GRILLED CORN WITH CHIPOTLE-LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, cover corn with cold water. Soak 30 minutes; drain. Grill corn, covered, over medium heat until tender, turning occasionally, 25-30 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients. Carefully peel back husks; discard silk. Spread butter mixture over corn.

HERB-BUTTERED CORN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Serve with corn. Refrigerate leftovers.

CREAMY CORN WITH CHIVES

Steps:

• Working over a shallow bowl, cut off corn kernels, then scrape each cob with a knife to extract juice. Discard cobs.
• Purée 2 cups kernels, reserving remainder, and all of juice in a food processor 2 minutes, scraping down sides. Force through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard solids. Stir in salt, cornstarch, and sugar.
• Cook onion in butter in a saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until softened. Add reserved kernels and water and simmer briskly, covered, stirring occasionally, until corn is crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir corn purée again, then stir into kernels. Bring to a boil, stirring, and simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 2 minutes. (If desired, thin with water.) Season with pepper and stir in chives.

ROASTED EARS OF CORN WITH BASIL CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high.
• Place ears of corn on the grill. Grill for around 2 minutes on each side. When slightly browned, remove from heat and roll in basil chive butter. Sprinkle with grey salt.
• Puree the basil, ascorbic acid, salt and pepper, and butter in a food processor. If the mixture is too dry to puree, add just enough water to ease the process. Puree until smooth and well blended. Taste and add more salt if desired.
• Refrigerate until firm enough to shape into a log.

SPICY CORN ON THE COB WITH MISO BUTTER AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Heat your grill to medium-high. Grill corn, turning occasionally, until cooked through and lightly charred, 10 to 12 minutes. (Alternatively, drop corn in a large pot of salted boiling water and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.)
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together butter and miso paste.
• Slather hot corn with miso butter. Sprinkle with chives and shichimi togarashi, and serve with lime wedges alongside for squeezing.