CORN BASTERS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a small pot and melt butter over low heat. Transfer to a small bowl, for basting, or to a squirt bottle. Serve warm with grilled corn.
• Yield: about 1/2 cup butter topping
• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Cook Time: less than 5 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• Garlic Gazpacho Butter:
• 1 large clove garlic
• 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded
• A handful cilantro leaves
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable juice (recommended: V8 or Bloody Mary mix
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1/2 stick butter, softened
• Finely chop the garlic, jalapeno and cilantro and mash with the salt to paste it. Transfer to a small pot and add the vegetable juice or Bloody Mary mix, hot sauce and butter. Heat the combination over low heat until butter melts and transfer to a small bowl, for basting, or to a squirt bottle. Serve warm with grilled corn.
• Yield: 1 cup butter topping
• Prep Time: 5 to 6 minutes
• Cook Time: less than 5 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• Equally tasty are dry topping blends to sprinkle on plain buttered corn.
• Pizza Corn Sprinkler:
• 1 cup grated Parmigiano or Romano
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano or Italian dried seasoning blend
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• Combine all ingredients and sprinkle on buttered corn on the cob or popped corn.
• Yield: 1 cup
• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Cook Time: none
• Ease of preparation: easy
• TIDBIT:
• Buttered corn with chopped chives is easy and adds just a little something extra to plain corn with no effort.