Corn ribs are a top-notch consuming expertise!! Seasoned juicy corn kernels and garlic butter bursting in your mouth with each chunk in a means you’ll by no means get with entire corn cobs. Epic app or aspect dish, splendid for the BBQ or make these in your oven!
Corn ribs
Named as such due to the rib-like form and the style during which it’s eaten (like ribs!), corn ribs are apparently a meals development that went nuts a few years in the past. I’m so retro relating to something – meals, trend, or in any other case – I didn’t even realise this was a development till I began scripting this submit at present and did my ordinary compulsory Google analysis!
Additionally, I discover most meals traits disappoint. This one, nonetheless, didn’t!
Why corn ribs are so good – It’s a lot extra than simply the novelty issue of the curled corn. The fantastic thing about cooking corn this manner is that the kernels open up in a means they by no means do whenever you cook dinner entire corn on the cob. So you will get your flavour of alternative (seasoned garlic butter, in my case) to seep all the best way into the cob. Which suggests each time you are taking a chunk of corn kernels you get a squirt of the flavourful garlic butter in your mouth as properly. It’s simply insanely scrumptious!!
About these explicit corn ribs
Lots of recipes appear to sparingly brush or sprinkle the corn ribs with oil and seasoning. I attempted…however personally discovered it missing and seemingly unworthy for a dish with such nice consuming potential.
Additionally, I’m not going to lie – reducing the corn takes extra effort than slicing bread. (Learn my steps, study from my errors!). So if I’m reducing corn ribs, then the top end result must be price it!
So within the spirit of additional amazing-ness, these corn ribs are tossed in a beneficiant quantity of spicing (it is going to look like an excessive amount of – till the primary chunk), cooked (BBQ or oven) then doused in garlic butter which seeps into the kernels that open up like flowers because the corn ribs curl up.
Flavour earlier than and after cooking makes it exponentially good. I promise you, that is price making. I’m completely addicted!
What you want for corn ribs
Right here’s what it’s good to make corn ribs. Firstly, corn. Sure, corn! 😂
Entire corn on the cob. At its prime in summer time, albeit the gentle local weather right here in Australia means we get good corn yr spherical, and usually for excellent worth too.
And for all of the flavour…
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Seasoning – smoked paprika (or plain), onion powder, salt and pepper. For tossing the corn. There’s a beneficiant quantity for the quantity of corn as a result of a lot of it will get caught on the reduce aspect of the corn! Belief me on this. You need a LOT of seasoning!
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Garlic and butter – for dousing on the finish. Dream of all that butter seeping in between the kernels….
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Parsley, coriander/cilantro, chives or one thing else inexperienced finely chopped, for non-obligatory garnish.
Easy methods to make corn ribs
After struggling by extra corn rib reducing grievances than I care to admit (how did that tiny lady reduce these corn ribs on TikTok??🤯), I believe I’ve found out the simplest and most secure methodology that doesn’t name for brute energy.
(PS That tiny lady didn’t present reducing her personal corn ribs on TikTok… #cynic!)
Chopping corn ribs
Heads up – For those who’re a primary timer, you’ll most likely find yourself with some crooked and damaged items. I’ve had appreciable observe and I nonetheless find yourself with damaged ribs once in a while. So what? Nonetheless scrumptious! 🙂
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Knife – Use a big sharp knife. Don’t try this recipe in case your knife is blunt! The danger of the knife slipping as you chop the corn is simply too nice. Not even corn ribs are price dropping a finger for!
Non-slip reducing board – Put a moist fabric or comparable beneath your reducing board to make sure it doesn’t transfer. I at all times have a moist chux beneath my reducing board earlier than reducing something. Very first thing I do after I stroll into the kitchen!
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Trim ends – Minimize the bottom and finish off the corn. This can create a steady flat base to face the corn upright. And it’s simpler to chop straight down when you create a flat high to begin the knife on, moderately than a sharp finish. Trial and error discovery. 🙂
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Bang knife to chop down – Stand the corn upright. ⚠️ DO NOT HOLD THE CORN along with your hand beneath the knife. That is harmful because the knife jerks down by the corn because it cuts down. Once more – a corn rib shouldn’t be price your finger!!
Maintain the knife with one hand then use your different hand to hit the knife so it catches on the highest of the corn. Then maintain banging the knife to make it transfer down the center of the corn, guiding it and making little changes if wanted to maintain it on observe to chop straight down the center.
TIP: The sharper your knife and brisker the corn, the simpler it’s to chop straight and with out the corn breaking.
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Minimize into quarters – Take one half of the corn. Stand it upright, then reduce it in half.
PS I do know you’re pondering “gee, certainly it’s simpler when you lie the corn reduce face down then reduce in half!”. It’s not. Go forward and provides it a attempt. I definitely did!
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Congratulations! You’ve simply reduce your first corn rib! 🎉
Too onerous? Damaged / wonky corn? So what? 🙂 It’s nonetheless going to be scrumptious! But when it’s proving too onerous for you, attempt the simpler methodology in step 6 under.
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Simpler methodology – It’s simpler to chop corn into ribs if they’re shorter. So reduce the corn in half, stand it upright, then reduce into quarters utilizing the tactic above.
Seasoning & cooking corn ribs
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Season corn – Utilizing a big bowl, toss the corn ribs with oil first. Then sprinkle over the seasoning progressively as you toss. This helps coat the corn extra evenly.
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Garlic butter – Soften the butter in a small skillet or saucepan then add the garlic and stir for simply 20 seconds. Hold the butter heat/pourable whilst you cook dinner the corn – normally I simply pop it on the aspect of the BBQ.
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Cook dinner corn – Preheat the BBQ on excessive. Then cook dinner the corn kernels aspect down for six to eight minutes or till it has black spots. Watch the corn curl into “ribs”!
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Flip and cook dinner every reduce aspect for simply 1 minute. There’s a great deal of flavour on the reduce face so don’t skip cooking it as a result of everybody goes to be sucking out the buttery goodness from the cobs!
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Butter it! Place the cooked corn again within the bowl, pour over the garlic butter and toss utilizing a rubber spatula.
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Serving – Pile the corn onto a platter, sprinkle with parsley or coriander/cilantro and additional paprika if desired. Then serve!
Sauce for corn ribs
As I ranted on at the beginning, this methodology of cooking corn means the cobs absorb all of the seasoned garlic butter, so there’s stacks of juicy flavour in each chunk. So when you’re serving these sizzling and recent, there may be completely no want for sauce.
Nonetheless! If you’re a sauce individual (I get it), or in case you are making an enormous pile of those forward to function apps and wish to pep them up a bit by offering a sauce, listed here are some sauce choices:
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Creamy Sriracha Dipping sauce – (mayo + yogurt + sriracha or ketchup). The freshness of the yogurt pairs properly with the buttery goodness and sweetness of the corn. Recipe is within the notes of the recipe card.
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Avocado Sauce – lifeless set excellent match with the seasoning on this corn! Additionally, corn plus avocado = 💯
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Plain ketchup or Aussie tomato sauce.
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Chipotle mayo – Blitz chipotle in adobo with bitter cream + mayo. Add lime and salt to style.
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Thousand Island / Marie Rose – recipes right here.
For those who’re a corn rib first timer and also you make this, it’s essential to inform me what you assume!! I have to comprehend it’s not simply me who misplaced her thoughts over corn ribs!! – Nagi x
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Corn ribs
Facet Dish
Western
Servings16 ribs
Faucet or hover to scale
Directions
Corn reducing (Be aware 1 suggestions!):
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Minimize corn – Utilizing a pointy knife and a non-slip reducing board, reduce off the bottom and the sharp finish of the corn. Stand the corn upright then reduce the corn into half then half once more to make quarters. My means: Bang the knife along with your hand to lock it into the highest of the corn, then maintain hitting the knife to maneuver it down the corn. Midway, you would possibly be capable of cease banging and simply rock the knife down.
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Simplest way – Minimize half size ribs. Shorter ribs = simpler to chop. See notice 2.
Cooking:
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BBQ (finest!) or oven – Warmth BBQ on excessive or oven 200°C/375°F (180°C fan).
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Garlic butter – Soften the butter in a small saucepan over medium warmth. Then add the garlic and cook dinner for 20 seconds till it smells wonderful! Take away from the range and maintain heat/liquid (I normally put it on the aspect of the BBQ).
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Seasoning – combine in a small bowl.
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Season corn – Place corn in a big bowl. Toss with olive oil. Then sprinkle the seasoning over progressively, tossing in between, to coat as evenly as attainable. Most will get caught within the cob – tasty “bone” sucking!
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BBQ – Place corn on the BBQ kernel aspect down. Cook dinner for 8 minutes or till you get charred spots – watch it curl into “ribs”! Then cook dinner every reduce aspect for 1 minute.
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Oven – Bake for 25 to half-hour, kernel aspect up. (Be aware: the corn does not curl as a lot, additionally, no charred spots).
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Butter it – Switch corn again into the bowl. Pour over garlic butter and toss.
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Serve – Pile onto plate, sprinkle with parsley then seize and eat like ribs! Optionally available pink sauce pictured in notes. Remember to suck all of the seasoned garlic butter from the cob “bone” – it is perhaps one of the best half. 🙂
Recipe Notes:
Corn breakage? Doesn’t matter! Nonetheless scrumptious 🙂
2. Simpler methodology – Minimize shorter ribs. Lie the corn on its aspect and reduce it in half to create 2 shorter items. Then stand upright and reduce into quarters. A lot simpler than reducing full size corns!
3. Pictured creamy Sriracha Sauce – 2 tsp sriracha + 1/4 cup every mayo + yogurt (or simply yogurt) + pinch of salt.
4. Leftovers will maintain for 3 to 4 days within the fridge. Don’t assume freezing is good, really feel like there will probably be an excessive amount of lack of high quality.
Diet per rib (recipe makes 16 ribs).
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(Autumn leaves is a brand new factor to him – we didn’t actually have deciduous timber within the Northern Seashores. However they’re plentiful within the new space we name dwelling!)
