Barbecue Corn with Lime Butter

Name: Barbecue Corn with Lime Butter
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 corn on the cobs, husks removed; 50g butter, softened; 1 lime, zest and juice; 0.25 tsp chilli flakes; 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

Charred sweetcorn on the cob rubbed with melted lime and chilli butter. The easiest barbecue side.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.86 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4corn on the cobshusks removed
50 gbuttersoftened
1limezest and juice
¼ tspchilli flakes
2 tbspfresh corianderchopped

Method

1
Beat the butter with the lime zest, half the juice, chilli and coriander. Add a pinch of salt.
2
Boil the corn in water for 5 minutes to soften, then drain and dry.
5 min
3
Cook on a hot barbecue or griddle for 10 minutes, turning often, until charred in spots and golden.
10 min
4
Slather with the lime butter while hot and squeeze over the rest of the lime juice.

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