Smoked Corn

[Mogrease]

Has anybody tried smoking corn on the cob in the husk? It sounds like it would be good. I don't mind experimenting but would like to have a recipe as a benchmark.

Thanks

[Wheelz]

Mo, I know people have done it (not me) but I don't have a recipe. If I were going to do it I would

Soak the ears at least 1 hour in the husk, with or without the silk removed.
Determine the amount of wood you want to use and get the smoker ready.
About a half hour before putting the corn in the smoker, crank it up. The reason I say this is that your smoking time will be short and we want to get rid of as much white smoke (dirty smoke) as possible.
Toss the ears in and smoke at 225*-250* for about 30-45 minutes


If you decide to do this, send us aa report on how it goes and what, if anything, you'd change..

Have fun! :D

[Deep South]

I did 12 ears Saturday NOT soaked and it took about 2.5 hours @ 225 degrees.

We peeled back the husk, removed the silk and added butter, salt and pepper.

Then we pulled the husk back over and wrapped them in foil.

[Wheelz]

I'll have to give that a try when the local corn ripens.

The reason for my suggestion of 30-45 minutes & soaked in the husk was that corn can normally be done in 10-15 minutes max. Assuming that one is smoking corn at at least 225* (13 degrees above the boiling point), 45 minutes should "logically" be enough. But, things don't have to be logical to work.

If 2.5 hours works, great! ;)

[Deep South]

Of COURSE my cooking time might have been less if I wasn't opening the door to get my ribs out half way through the corn cooking :D

I expect the foil added time to the corn but made it really tender.

I only got 1/2 an ear as my guest LOVED it and there were no leftovers.

[Mogrease]

Has anybody tried smoking corn on the cob in the husk? It sounds like it would be good. I don't mind experimenting but would like to have a recipe as a benchmark.

Thanks

Ok guys I tried it and it worked out great. Here is what I did and I think it is worth a try. I soaked the ears in water for a couple hours. Peeled back the husk, removed silk, buttered and seasond with a little cajun seasoning salt. Wrapped the corn back up in the husks and tied with string. Used 1 oz of apple wood and let it burn for about 15 minutes before I added the corn. I let it smoke for 1 hour at 225. It came out beautiful. I took the corn and cut it off the cob and through it in a frying pan with some butter and diced red bell peppers with a little purple onion also and fried it up for a couple minutes. It was an awesome result! There was just the right amount of smoke flavor. It was very light but you could taste it, which for me is the way it should be. The taste and presentation of the dish were outstanding. I highly recommend that you give this a try!!!

[Scottyj]

Ok guys I tried it and it worked out great. Here is what I did and I think it is worth a try. I soaked the ears in water for a couple hours. Peeled back the husk, removed silk, buttered and seasond with a little cajun seasoning salt. Wrapped the corn back up in the husks and tied with string. Used 1 oz of apple wood and let it burn for about 15 minutes before I added the corn. I let it smoke for 1 hour at 225. It came out beautiful. I took the corn and cut it off the cob and through it in a frying pan with some butter and diced red bell peppers with a little purple onion also and fried it up for a couple minutes. It was an awesome result! There was just the right amount of smoke flavor. It was very light but you could taste it, which for me is the way it should be. The taste and presentation of the dish were outstanding. I highly recommend that you give this a try!!!

I do mine the same as you do, but I leave it on the cob. I never have any leftover corn no matter how much I make.

[BillyBob]

Thanks for the info guys...I have not tried it before...but I will now.

BillyBob