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Grilled Corn with Chipotle Cream

Grilled Corn with Chipotle Cream is charred to perfection and drizzled with a creamy, smoky, and spicy chipotle cream sauce.

Prep5 min
Cook15 min
Total20 min
Serves8

Grilled Corn charred to perfection and flavored with a creamy, smoky, and spicy chipotle sauce. Grilled Corn with Chipotle Cream is one of the most delicious ways to eat summer corn.

The contrast between the sweet corn and spicy chipotle cream is just perfect.

How To Serve

Grilled Corn with Chipotle Cream goes wonderfully with chimichangas, fajitas, or tacos. Or serve it at your next summer cookout. If serving as part of a Mexican meal, you could sprinkle some queso fresco or cotija cheese on the corn for more deliciousness. Then it would be perfect for Cinco de Mayo.

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Chipotle Cream Sauce

The chipotle cream is a cinch to make. It’s just a mixture of mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, a little milk, chipotle peppers plus some adobo sauce from the Chipotle Peppers. You can change the ratio of mayonnaise to sour cream or use all mayo or all sour cream. Any way you do it, it’s going to turn out delicious.

How To Grill Corn

There are many different methods for grilling corn. You can either completely shuck the corn which is what I typically do, or partially shuck the corn (remove the silks). If leaving the husks on, be sure to soak in water for 30 minutes before grilling so they don’t catch in fire.

Make It Spicier

The chipotle peppers add some smoky heat. If you want it spicier, either serve with your favorite hot sauce or sprinkle with a little cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper flakes.

How To Choose Fresh Corn

When choosing corn, look for heavy ears that have green, tightly wrapped husks. The silks should be moist and golden, but it is alright if they are brown right at the tip. The kernels should look plump.

Recipe Tips

Ideally corn should be eaten within 24 hours of being picked. The sugar in corn begins to convert to starch after it is picked, making it less sweet and tougher over time.
Don’t shuck corn before storing it.
Having trouble removing the cornsilk? Rub it off with a damp paper towel.

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Originally posted July 31, 2015.

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Ingredients

8 ears of corn, husks removed
olive oil or vegetable oil
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced plus 2 teaspoons adobo sauce
pinch of salt
chopped cilantro or sliced green onion,, optional

Steps

1
Brush corn with oil.
2
Grill corn on grill with lid covered for 10-15 minutes, turning to char all sides.
3
In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, milk, lime juice, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, and salt.
4
Drizzle sauce over corn and sprinkle with cilantro or sliced green onions.

Notes

The chipotle peppers add some smoky heat. If you want your corn spicier, serve with your favorite hot sauce or sprinkle with cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper flakes.