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.
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My family loves this . I only make it this way.
All American sweet and juicy corn on the cobb. Exactly how my dad used to make it. Everyone was happy and many compliments.
Best ever
Never rated a recipe before but the simplicity and results of this method were absolutely worth taking the time to mention how pleased we were! Thank you!
Where’s the sugar? I always add sugar to my corn.
Looks GOOD, I’ll be trying this 👍🏽
Tried it tonight, it was excellent
Best corn on the cob ever!!!
My only problem with the corn cooked in butter/milk/water was how to dispose of all the liquid. Definitely can’t put it down a drain😬
I will put it on plants out doors water and milk good for plants don’t think butter will hurt I will let you know. Monkey fern loves milk I rinse out bottles of milk and poor on.
Will keep in the refrigerator to use again!
Delicious!!!! Just to clarify, bring water to a boil. Adding all the other ingredients will drasticlly reduce the temperature, so add the ingredients and then return to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer 6 to 8 minutes. Ta da! Yummy!!
Delicious!!!!
FANTASTIC 😊😊😊😊❤❤
It was good – and certainly the best way if you’re going to boil the corn but I still like the texture better from grilling. I even like it cooked in the microwave (in the husks) better than I like it this way. Nice flavor, but something just seems to happen to corn when you boil it that I don’t like as well as the other methods, personally.
Amazing!!
So good loved it
For only 2, would you lessen the amount of butter and milk?
It’s more about the ratio of milk and butter to the water. For two ears, probably half the water so 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 stick of butter.
Amazing
The best! I’ll never boil corn any other way again! Delicious!
Awesome thank
It is amazing. Never making corn on the cob the old way, again.