Grilled Corn With Chili Lime Butter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon jalapeno, minced (or to taste)
• salt
• 6 ears corn, in the husks

Recipe

• 1 place the butter in a small bowl, add the chili powder, lime peel, lime juice, jalapeño and salt and mix well.
• 2 shape the butter into any form you like, cover and place in the refrigerator until shortly before ready to serve, at which time allow butter to soften.
• 3 heat grill to medium-high.
• 4 place corn (in husk) on the grill, rotating the corn so you cook on all sides, for approximately 15 minutes total.
• 5 remove from grill and cool slightly (so you are able to peel the husk) and peel. place corn back on grill over the same flame for about 4 minutes, once again rotating the corn for even grill marks.
• 6 serve the corn immediately with the chili lime butter.
• 7 cooking option: place the corn (in the husk) on a plate and microwave for 5 minutes (21/2 minutes per side); when ready to grill, remove the husks and grill over a medium-high flame for about 2 minutes per side.