Corn on the Cob with Chipotle-Scallion Butter

Name: Corn on the Cob with Chipotle-Scallion Butter
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 3/4 stick unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/4 cup minced scallions (2 to 3); 1 1 tablespoon minced seeded canned chipotle chiles in adobo; 1 1/4 teaspoon grated lime zest; 1 6 large ears of corn; 1 shucked and halved

From the kitchen of Carly

Sweet corn meets smoky heat in this simple side. A compound butter loaded with charred chipotle, bright lime, and fresh scallions clings to each kernel, turning boiled corn into something genuinely crave-worthy.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

13/4 stick unsalted butter, softened
11/4 cup minced scallions (2 to 3)
11 tablespoon minced seeded canned chipotle chiles in adobo
11/4 teaspoon grated lime zest
16 large ears of corn
1shucked and halved

Instructions

Stir together butter, scallions, chipotles, zest, and rounded 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.
Cook corn in a large pot of boiling water until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer with tongs to butter mixture and toss.