Ingredients
- 6 ears corn
- 8 jalapeno chiles
- Canola oil for brushing, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small red onion, finely diced
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 to 2 teaspoons honey
- Cilantro, to taste
- 4 red snapper fillets, 8-ounces each
- 4 limes, halved
- String for tying fish
- Corn Milk and Jalapeno Pesto Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
Remove the very outer husks from the corn. You will need 8 for wrapping the fish. Soak the husks for about 30 minutes. Peel back the inner husks, remove the silks, and close the husks around the ears, and soak for 30 minutes. Heat the grill to high. Grill the corn until the kernels are golden brown and slightly charred, about 15 minutes. Remove the kernels from the corn and place in a bowl. Save the cobs for the pesto, recipe below.
Brush the jalapenos with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until charred all over, about 6 minutes. Dice chiles, including skin and seeds, and add 2 peppers worth to the corn with the onion, lime juice, honey, 2 tablespoons canola oil, cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Save the remaining jalapeno for the pesto
Remove the corn husks from the water and pat dry. Brush the snapper on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place 2 husks flat on a work surface with the tapered ends facing out and the broad bases overlapping by about 3-inches. Place 1 fillet in the center and bring the longs sides up over the fish, slightly overlapping and pat down to close. Tie each end of the bundle with string and trim the ends to about 1/2-inch beyond the tie. Brush the bundles on both sides with oil and place on the grill. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until the fish is just cooked through.
Brush cut side of limes with some canola oil, place on the grill, cut side down and grill until slightly charred, about 1 minute. Serve alongside the fish.
Corn Milk and Jalapeno Pesto Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups cilantro leaves
- 6 grilled jalapenos, from recipe above
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Corn cobs, from recipe above
Combine cilantro, grilled and diced jalapenos, garlic, pine nuts, salt and pepper in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add the oil and process until emulsified. Scrape into a bowl.
Scrape milk and any remaining kernels from grilled corn by standing cobs in bowl and running a knife blade down the cob. Stir the milk and scrapings into the pesto and serve.
Photo: Fire Roasted Snapper Wrapped in Green Corn Husks with Charred Corn-Charred Jalapeno Salsa, and Jalapeno Pesto Recipe

















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By czewska
new york
on December 25, 2010
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The "Charred Corn Salsa/Relish" recipe seems to be as follows (I wrote it down while watching the show:
2-3 cups kernels from grilled corn (save husks and cobs for other recipes from this episode
2 roasted jalapenos, chopped
1/2 red onion, finely diced
coarsely chopped cilantro
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
olive oil
salt
pepper
All amounts are approximate, but since this isn't cooked or food processed, just put in the amounts that yield a pleasing result. If it's not right, add more.
Flay also grilled halves of beefsteak tomatoes, topped them with creme fraiche mixed with minced jarred chipotles, and basil leaves
By MoodyML
Waynesville, NC
on December 16, 2010
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I only made the Japlapeno pesto, but it was fantastic! I threw in some walnuts instead of pine nuts because my grocery store didn't have any pine nuts, but it didn't make a difference. It was still fantastic! It's good on everything, especially Thanksgiving leftovers.
By lornawatusi_118...
hometown, TX
on July 12, 2010
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Pesto with a twist!!!! I made some changes. I removed the seeds and membrane. Treated the roasted jalapenos the same as roasted red peppers. I grilled the corn, but it didn't yield any milk. I threw in some kernels, and a little bit of cream to stand in for the corn milk. I used the pesto on shrimp that was marinated in curry and white wine, then wrapped in proscuitto. and grilled. Served it all with the roasted corn, turned into a salad with tomatoes, avocados, cilantro and olive oil. I heard...'this is the best meal you've ever made' mumbled in the background. I believe it was this pesto.
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