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Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Cooler corn with cilantro lime butter

This is perfect for a cook out or party.  Our neighbors at the beach, the Turners showed us this trick last July 4th.  It made it so much easier to cook 26 ears of corn than trying to do it on the stove. The corn cooked while we grilled the hotdogs and hamburgers – perfect!

Cook Time: Prep Time: 20 minutes; Total Time: 20 minutes
Meal Type: Side Dish
NC Ingredients: corn, cilantro

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Ingredients

Corn:
Corn - husked and silks removed – however many ears of corn you need
Cooler – large enough for all the ears to fit
Water – enough to cover the corn in the cooler
Cilantro lime butter:
1
stick butter, melted
1
tsp. lime juice
1
tsp. lime zest
1
tsp. cilantro, chopped
Sprinkle with salt

Directions

Corn:

Place corn in a cooler large enough to hold all the corn.  Bring water to a boil and carefully pour over the corn.  Close lid to cooler and leave closed for 15 to 20 minutes until corn is done.

Cilantro lime butter:

Combine all ingredients and brush on corn.

 
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