Bacon Wrapped BBQ Corn

Bacon Wrapped BBQ Corn! This is AMAZING. Period. I started making my corn this way years ago…. and I’ve never looked back. I love corn on the cob… especially white corn. But traditional boiled corn with butter, salt and pepper… “Ain’t Got Nothing On This!” You wrap the corn with bacon, and when it cooks the rendered fat and saltiness from the bacon brings this “regular” corn up 20 notches!! This is my “must make” corn recipe during BBQ season… heck… I’ll do it year round and face the Northwest Seattle rain just to eat this sucker! I’ve had so many friends and family members eat this corn and be shocked at how outrageously simple and good it is.

Ingredients (serves 4):

• 4 ears of corn with the husk on
• 8 pieces of bacon (thick cut, peppered bacon is fabulous if you like pepper… my kids don’t like pepper, so I use regular)
• Butcher string

Instructions:

1. Carefully peel back the husks without tearing them off the cob. Remove the silk.
2. Fill up your clean, kitchen sink with cold water. Cut four pieces of butcher string, about 18 inches long each. Put the strings in the water to soak. Add the corn and soak for a minimum of 20 minutes…. the longer the better 🙂  
3. Remove the corn from the water and wrap two pieces of bacon around each ear of corn. Pull the husks back up around the bacon and corn. Secure the husks by tying each ear of corn with the wet butcher string. Cut off the excess string.  
4. BBQ the wrapped up corn for 40-50 minutes while turning every 15 minutes or so. The outside will become charred. When you open up the burnt husks, the bacon won’t be crispy! Don’t worry!! Just toss the bacon and enjoy the perfectly cooked and seasoned corn! 🙂 ENJOY!

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