Monday, June 28, 2010

Milk-Soaked Corn?

Milk-Soaked Corn? Never heard of it. Not until this past weekend when I had a PBS cooking show on for background noise!  Barbecue America. He was soaking raw corn in milk, sugar, salt and pepper. Looked interesting, so I started googling milk-soaked corn. Some versions used milk-soaked paper towels that you wrapped, soaked with milk, around an ear of cleaned corn, wrapped in foil and grilled. Others said to take the silk off, but leave the husks on, no paper towels.  Still more had you boiling the corn in a milk and water solution. I decided to follow the guy on TV and soak the corn in a large bowl of milk, with a bit of sugar mixed in, about a tablespoon or two, and a little salt and pepper. I took the silk off and left the husks on. It was in the frig for over an hour, and the corn was turned frequently, so it all got soaked.




I drained the milk but kept the husks on and wrapped it in foil, and grilled them. The corns were excellent. Would definitely try this one again, maybe next time leaving the foil off and grilling them in just the husk to get a more grilled flavor.






Milk-Soaked Grilled Corn on the Cob
Printable Recipe

6 ears corn, silks removed, leave the husks on
1 quart any kind of milk
1 -2 tablespoons sugar
salt and pepper, to taste

Put the milk, sugar, salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix it around to dissolve the sugar and salt.

Pull the husk back from the corn, but don't remove it. Remove as much silk as you can and pull the husks back to cover the corn.

Add the corn to the bowl with the milk, and refrigerate for an hour or more. If the milk doesn't cover, then just come back and turn the corn a few times! Drain the corn, but do not rinse. Cover with foil or just grill them in the husk on medium-high for about 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Butter them if you like and serve.

16 comments:

  1. We soak ours in water with salt and a bit of sugar. I've heard of milk but we just stick with water. We leave the husks on but don't wrap them in foil, they turn out great! I actually will be blogging my recent corn in a few days, thanks!

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  2. I've never heard of this! Intriguing idea.

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  3. How interesting! I soak corn in water, can't wait to try the milk! A great 4th of July treat!

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  4. Who would have thunk!! Sounds interesting..may just have to give this one a try -
    Butter them if you LIKE??? How can you have sweet corn without butter, don't tell Paula Deen!!

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  5. What an interesting way to cook corn on the cob! :)

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  6. This is unique! I've never heard of it but will try it when our fresh corn is available here. It should be fairly soon as the crops were planted early this year. Nothing better than sweet corn in the summer!

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  7. Interesting...will have to try it.

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  8. I have done it, but didn't find much difference. Once the local corn comes in, it needs no help! Field to table in a few hours.
    And you know, corn threads get people riled up! Remember that incident??

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  9. Very interesting Carol! And butter on mine please!

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  10. My grandmother used to boil corn in a mixture of milk and water with a teaspoon of sugar. It was delicious!

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  11. Never heard about the dish...but it does sound tempting!

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  12. I've never done this, nor heard of it, but sure am willing to try because that looks like one gorgeous ear of corn!

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  13. Oh I just got some corn today for the fourth of July! Soaking them in milk sounds like an excellent idea! I will try it. Thanks!

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  14. Yum! I have never tried this one! But I love corn on the grill! Happy 4th!...Debbie

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  15. Carol, another interesting post by you. I love reading about your adventures in cooking. The corn on the cob we get around here is almost always fantastic. We're purists ... microwave, spread butter on, black pepper and EAT!

    Happy Fourth to you and your entire bunch!

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  16. I've never tried this either but it sounds great! It must make the corn taste sweet as can be.

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