Smokey Sweet Roasted Corn Recipes

SMOKED CORN ON THE COB

Steps:

• Place corn back in their husks in a large pot of water and soak for 2 hours. Soak wood chips in another container of water for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat a smoker to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place corn, unstacked, onto wire racks. Place the racks into the smoker. Add wood chips according to manufacturer's directions. Smoke until corn reaches your desired level of tenderness, 60 to 75 minutes.
• Combine butter, cilantro, lime juice, lime zest, and paprika in a small bowl. Peel back the husks and brush corn with the butter mixture. Season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED SWEET CORN SOUP WITH SMOKED TROUT AND HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

Steps:

• Toss the heirloom tomatoes, red onion and cilantro in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
• Preheat a grill. Lightly coat the ears of corn with vegetable oil. Grill the corn, turning frequently until the majority of the kernels are brown. Remove the kernels from the cob, cutting close to the cob so as to remove as much of the starch in the cob as possible.
• In a large pot, saute the onion and bacon until the bacon is crisp. Add cumin and cook for another couple of minutes. Add the corn, water, and chipotle. Simmer for 1 hour. Using a hand blender, puree on high speed until smooth. Add lime juice and season with salt. Strain through a fine strainer.
• Divide soup into 4 bowls and spoon the heirloom salsa in the center. Break apart the filet of trout and place over the salsa. Garnish with a fresh sprig of cilantro.

SMOKED SWEET CORN ON THE COB

Steps:

• Pull the husks down to the bottom of the corn without removing the husks. Remove the silk.
• Place corn in a sink or pot filled with ice cold water.
• Let the ears soak in the ice cold water for at least 2 hours.
• Remove the ears towel dry them.
• Rub oil on kernels and place a couple slices of onion on cobs covering with husks.
• Prepare a 225 degree fire in the smoker with some good smoke like mesquite, fig, hickory, apple, etc. and when it is ready place the ears of corn in the smoker leaving a little space between each one to allow the smoke to get around it.
• OR.
• You can use a gas grill:.
• By placing your wood chips in foil with top poked for smoke to escape on grill over flame. When smoke starts lower heat to 225 degrees. Place corn on grill over indirect heat.
• A good time to make compound butter of choice recipes above.
• When the corn has been in the smoker for about 30 minutes, take the butter you prepared and carefully get about a teaspoon of it up under the husk of each ear of corn making sure to coat as much of the exposed ear as possible.
• Repeat this procedure 30 minutes later.
• Smoke for 30 more minutes.
• Enjoy!

SMOKY GRILLED CORN ON THE COB

Steps:

• Carefully peel back corn husks to within 1 in. of bottoms; remove silk. Brush corn with oil. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients; sprinkle over corn. Rewrap corn in husks; secure with kitchen string. Place in a Dutch oven; cover with cold water. Soak 20 minutes; drain., Grill corn, covered, over medium heat 25-30 minutes or until tender, turning often.