Mexican Street Corn Compound Butter

Prep

Cook

Servings

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Compound Butter

  • ½ cup (1 stick) Challenge Butter, softened
  • ¼ cup Mexican crema, or sour cream
  • ½ cup minced cilantro
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground chipotle pepper, to taste
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest, from one lime
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice, from one lime
  • ½ cup cotija cheese, crumbled

Corn

  • 6 ears corn, shucked and cleaned

Directions

Compound Butter

  • 1

    Cream butter in small bowl using a fork or electric mixer. Gradually blend in other butter ingredients.

Corn

  • 2

    Preheat grill to medium-high. Grill corn directly on the BBQ grate, turning often until slightly charred all over, about 6 to 8 minutes.

  • 3

    Brush grilled corn with a layer of compound butter, or slice off the cob and combine with 6 Tablespoons of compound butter and serve as a side dish.

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