Last year when I posted about how much I like roasting corn, I had several people tell me that the most delicious way to cook corn is to boil it with a cup of milk and a stick butter. I finally got around to trying it and I agree – this is the most delicious way to cook corn.
If you haven’t tried cooking corn this way, you must.
The corn cooks up so flavorful, fresh tasting and rich. You’ll be so obsessed with it you won’t even care what else is being served.
No need to slather butter all over the corn. This corn already has a buttery taste.
Just a little salt and pepper and this corn on the cob is ready to go.
And actually, if you use a stick of salted butter, you might find you don’t even need to add any salt.
Some people add sugar too, but I find the corn available around here during the summer is already sweet enough.
If you suspect your corn is a little lacking in flavor, you might want to add some sugar to perk it up.
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Best Way to Cook Corn on the Cob
Ingredients
- 6-8 ears of corn,, husks and silks removed and cut in half (if desired)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 stick Challenge butter
Instructions
- Fill a large pot about halfway with water.
- Bring water to a boil.
- Add milk and butter. Add corn and reduce heat.
- Simmer corn for 6 to 8 minutes.
- Remove corn from cooking liquid and its ready to serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is my new go-to recipe now…well for the last few years at least!
Can you boil corn in water first that through pour out most of water and add milk and butter ?
This is really a tasty way to do corn. I tried it last night and will definitely do it again!
This is the BEST way to cook corn!
Phenomenal tasting! Never better! I’ve used this three times and never been disappointed! Thank you.
Very easy and great tasting. This is the best corn in the cob !😊
Phenomenal! Never thought of cooking cob like this but am glad I stumbled upon this recipe.
This recipe was awesome!! Love corn anyway. This just made it 1000x better. Thank you for sharing
I’m 85 and never tried fixing corn on the cob this way. It was delicious!
My go to way to boil corn from now on
I will never steam corn again! This was really tasty! Glad I made it!