Grilled Corn with Sweet Chili Sauce (Bang Bang Corn)
A great new way to spice up your grilled corn on the cob! This BBQ corn is slathered in a sweet spicy Asian chili sauce and grilled to perfection. (also called Bang Bang corn)
Servings: 4 serving
Calories: 208kcal
Equipment
- Gas or Charcoal Grill
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup sweet Asian chili sauce, see link for homemade recipe in notes below
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp Sambal Oelek or sriracha
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 4 tsp lime juice, freshly squeezed
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 4 ears corn on the cob, cleaned, husk and silk removed
- 1 Tbsp cilantro, freshly chopped
Instructions
- Heat the grill to medium
Make the Chili Lime Sauce:
- In a small bowl whisk together Sweet Asian Chili Sauce, butter, garlic, sambal (or siracha), honey, chili powder, lime juice, salt, and pepper
Making the Corn:
- Coat the corn cobs generously with the chili lime sauce
- Place the corn on the preheated BBQ. Turn and baste with remaining sauce every 3 minutes until done. Depending on how hot your grill is this should take about 13-15 minutes. The corn should be charred but not burned.
- Remove from the grill and sprinkle with chopped cilantro. Serve.
Notes
Sweet Asian Chili Sauce Recipe:
https://theartoffoodandwine.com/sweet-chili-sauce-recipe/
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 613mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 595IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg