Corn On The Cob With Lemon-basil Butter

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup fresh basil, lightly packed
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 8 ears corn, in husks

Recipe

• 1 butter: put all ingredients in food processor and pulse until basil is incorporated and the butter is light green.
• 2 transfer to a small serving bowl
• 3 corn: pull off dry outside husks; tear several into 1/4-inch-wide strips to use as ties.
• 4 gently peel back inner husks, remove silk, and lightly coat corn with lemon-basil butter.
• 5 lay inner husks back in place around corn.
• 6 tie at top with reserved husk strips.
• 7 immerse cobs in a large bowl of cold water and soak for 20 minutes.
• 8 drain well.
• 9 place on a hot grill for 20 minutes, turning often.
• 10 serve with extra lemon-basil butter on the side.