Combine all ingredients in a small pot and melt butter over low heat. Transfer to a small bowl, for basting, or to a squirt bottle. Serve warm with grilled corn.
Yield: about 1/2 cup butter topping
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: less than 5 minutes
Ease of preparation: easy
Finely chop the garlic, jalapeno and cilantro and mash with the salt to paste it. Transfer to a small pot and add the vegetable juice or Bloody Mary mix, hot sauce and butter. Heat the combination over low heat until butter melts and transfer to a small bowl, for basting, or to a squirt bottle. Serve warm with grilled corn.
Yield: 1 cup butter topping
Prep Time: 5 to 6 minutes
Cook Time: less than 5 minutes
Ease of preparation: easy
Equally tasty are dry topping blends to sprinkle on plain buttered corn.
Pizza Corn Sprinkler:
1 cup grated Parmigiano or Romano
1 tablespoon dried oregano or Italian dried seasoning blend
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
Combine all ingredients and sprinkle on buttered corn on the cob or popped corn.
Yield: 1 cup
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: none
Ease of preparation: easy
TIDBIT:
Buttered corn with chopped chives is easy and adds just a little something extra to plain corn with no effort.
