Corn on the cob with herb butter
Sweet summer corn boiled for just five minutes and spread with soft butter, chives and salt, the easiest side at any cookout.
- 25 min total
- 10 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 6
- About $0.82 a serving
- 150 calories
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Dolly says: It’s ready in 25 minutes, start to finish.
Ingredients
For 6 servings.
- 6 corn on the cob
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped
From your pantry
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Each serving has about 150 calories, 3 g protein, 19 g carbs and 9 g fat, and costs about $0.82 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No butter? Ghee works.
- No chives? Green onions work.
Steps
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Fill your largest pot about two-thirds with water, cover, and over high heat.
Bring to a boil. It means heating a liquid on high until it’s fully boiling before you move on. A lid on the pot gets it there faster, which makes it a good moment to chop something.
How you’ll know: Big bubbles break all over the surface, and they keep coming when you lift the lid.
High heat
While it heats, pull the husks and silky threads off the corn and snap off the stem ends.
Dolly’s tip: Rub each ear with a damp paper towel to grab the last stubborn threads.Mash the soft butter, chives, salt and pepper together in a small bowl with a fork.
Lower the corn into the water with tongs and boil 4 to 6 minutes, until bright yellow and tender.
Boil. Boiling means heating a liquid until big bubbles rise and break all over the surface. It’s the fastest way to cook pasta, potatoes and eggs, because it’s as hot as water gets.
How you’ll know: Bubbles are breaking across the whole surface, not just at the edges, and steam is rising.
High heatTimer: 5 min
Dolly’s tip: Fresh corn needs only a few minutes. Longer makes it starchy, not softer.Lift the corn out with tongs, let it drip for a second, and spread the herb butter over the hot ears.
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