Oven Roasted Corn on the Cob with Flavored Butters

By Karmagoddess

Ingredients

• INGREDIENTS:
• 8 ears fresh corn in the husks
• BBQ BUTTER:
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 small chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder
• 1 teaspoon toasted cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• HERB BUTTER:
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs (basil, chives or cilantro)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• LIME BUTTER:
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 small fresh lime
• 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from allfood.recipes

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Place corn in husks directly on the oven rack

While the corn is cooking, make any or all of these flavored butters:

Heat the oil in a medium saute pan over high heat.

Add the onion and cook until soft, 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook for about a minute.

Add the paprika, cayenne, cumin and chile powder. Cook for 1 minute.

Add 1/2 cup of water and cook until the mixture becomes thickened. Let cool slightly.

Add the butter to the spice mixture and Worcestershire sauce, and blend until smooth.

Put the mixture into a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Mix above-mentioned HERB BUTTER ingredients until smooth.

Mix above-mentioned LIME BUTTER ingredients until smooth.