BBQ meals at my house always include a side of grilled corn. The meal just doesn’t feel complete without a side of yummy grilled corn. Our recent favorite corn recipe is Grilled Corn with Miso Butter (味噌バターコーン) using Hikari Miso‘s Organic Saikyo Sweet Miso.
Miso Butter: Flavor Up Your Sweet Corn with a Japanese Twist!
I received a lot of positive feedback about my miso recipes from readers who had thought miso is limited to making miso soup. Actually, the Japanese use miso for soups, marinades, dressings, sauces, and pickling. Its importance as a base ingredient rivals soy sauce! With my recent partnership with my favorite brand of miso – Hikari Miso, I look forward to sharing more miso recipes with you as I experiment with this essential ingredient in Japanese cooking. When grilling corn, you can remove the husk completely, but they make a nice handle when eating outside. To make the miso butter, it is as simple as combining miso, butter, soy sauce, and a tad bit of honey for a bold Japanese flavor. Brush on the savory and sweet miso paste along with a few other ingredients to add a whole new layer of flavor to grilled corn. It’s amazing how miso tastes after a little bit of roasting on the grill and soaking into the corn.
How to Make Miso Butter Sauce
Today, I used Saikyo Miso (sweet white miso, 西京味噌), which originated from the Kyoto area and is commonly used in Kyoto or Western Japan (Kansai region). If you like the flavor of Saikyo Miso, you can also try this delicious Miso Cod recipe. You can also see my Grilled Corn with Miso Butter recipe on Hikari Miso’s website! Enjoy! I hope you give this recipe a try this summer with your family and friends. They will be pleasantly surprised when they taste these wonderful flavors for the first time! Wish to learn more about Japanese cooking? Sign up for our free newsletter to receive cooking tips & recipe updates! And stay in touch with me on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram.
