Smoked Corn On The Cob Recipe
Smoked corn on the cob is an easy, perfect side dish. This recipe is perfect for cooking on your Traeger, electric smoker, or pellet grill.
Ingredients
- 6 corn on the cob
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tablespoons BBQ Rub
Instructions
- Pull back husks, but do not remove on 6 fresh cobs of corn. Remove all the corn silk.
- Recover the corn with the husks and soak the 6 corn on the cob in a large pot or baking dish filled with cool water. The corn should be soaked for at least 1 hour, and up to 3 or 4 hours.
- When ready to cook, preheat the smoker to 225f. Meanwhile, remove the corn from the water bath, and peel back the husks and blot the corn dry. Set aside.
- Combine ½ cup butter and 1 tablespoons BBQ Rub in a small bowl. Use a pastry brush to brush the butter mixture onto the corn cob. Recover the corn with the husks, tying shut with butcher's twine if required.
- Place the buttered corn on the smoker, and smoke at 225f for 60 minutes, turning once at the halfway point.
- Remove the smoked corn from the Traeger and rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Batch:
This recipe as written makes 6 corn on the cob. This will feed between 4 and 6 people. It's so good, that we generally all eat one and a half cobs each! It can easily be halved, or doubled and beyond. The cook time does not change, you'll just need to make more butter!Storage:
If for some reason, you have leftover Traeger corn on the cob, fear not. Place the smoked corn into a ziplock bag, while warm, and pop it in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat it in the husk in the microwave!variation + substitutions
You can't go wrong with simple smoked corn on the cob, but my goodness, can you ever get creative! Here are some ideas and variations to try:- Smoked Corn Elotes: prepare as the recipe specifies, then sprinkle the cooked corn with grated Cojita cheese and ancho chili powder.
- Smoked Buffalo Corn: Reduce the softened butter to 1/4 cup and add 1/4 cup of Frank's Red Hot sauce in the butter mixture. Cooked as directed. Sprinkle cooked corn with crumbled bleu cheese.
- Garlic Parm Corn: Add 4 cloves of smashed garlic or smoked garlic and 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese to the butter mixture. Cook as directed.
