Buffalo Grilled Corn with Blue Cheese
On September 12, 2019 (Updated December 05, 2024)
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Buffalo Grilled Corn is the biggest thing to hit corn since man found out he could put it in a fire. Tangy, saucy, fire roasted corn is topped with funky blue cheese for a whole mouth full of flavor.
Buffalo Grilled Corn
Buffalo grilled corn is a fun take on simple grilled corn in the husk. I grilled this corn on my charcoal grill, but you can use any grill that allows you to cook indirectly for the first step and then increase the heat for direct cooking for the second step.
The secret to perfect Buffalo grilled corn is the combo of the Buffalo wing sauce and the melted butter. You can’t have corn without butter, and by adding butter to the Buffalo sauce, the flavors combine for a perfect corn sauce. Once you slather the sauce on nice and thick, grilling the corn over the super high heat gives it a nice char. Keep an eye on your corn because it goes from sauced to roasted perfection in just a couple of minutes. If you like it saucy, keep basting the corn with the Buffalo sauce while it grills.
Once that perfectly grilled corn is ready to pull off the grill, sprinkle it liberally with some crumbled smoked blue cheese. Try and go with smoked blue cheese if you can find it. That extra smoky flavor adds an almost bacon-y vibe to the corn. If you can’t locate smoked blue cheese, the regular kind will do nicely as well.
If you’re not a blue cheese fan at all, some drizzled ranch dressing is the perfect complement to the spicy sauce! Bring Buffalo Grilled Corn to your next party and watch people start to drool. It’s irresistible!
How to Grill Corn with Buffalo Sauce
This delicious corn is grilled in the husk, slathered in Buffalo sauce, then sprinkled with blue cheese for a complete flavor explosion. Here are the step-by-step instructions to help you grill your corn to popping perfection:
- Preheat the grill. Preheat your grill to Medium heat (around 350 degrees F) for two-zone cooking (one side with direct heat, and one side with indirect heat).
- Cook the corn. Place the whole corn still in the husk on the indirect heat side of the grill. Close the lid, and cook the corn for 45 minutes, rotating occasionally.
- Remove from heat and husk. Remove the corn from the grill. Using a sharp knife, cut the root end off the corn (about 1/2 inch above the bottom end). While squeezing the silk end of the corn, gently work out the cob. Your corn should be fully husked and silk free! Repeat with all remaining corn.
- Make the Buffalo sauce. In a medium bowl, combine Buffalo sauce and melted butter. Stir to combine, then brush liberally over the corn.
- Grill on direct heat. Place the sauced corn on the direct heat side of the grill. Grill for 2-3 minutes per side, brushing with additional sauce as desired.
- Remove, add some cheese, and enjoy. Once the corn is evenly roasted, remove it to a serving platter. Sprinkle the Buffalo corn with crumbled blue cheese, and serve hot.
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Buffalo Grilled Corn with Blue Cheese
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Ingredients
- 6 ears sweet corn silk ends and loose leaves clipped off
- 1 cup homemade Buffalo sauce I like Frank's
- 4 Tablespoons melted butter
- 4 oz blue cheese crumbles smoked, if you can find it
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to Medium heat (350 degrees F) for two-zone cooking.
- Place the whole corn in the husk on the indirect side of your grill. Close the lid and cook for 45 minutes, rotating occasionally.
- Remove the corn from the grill. Use a sharp knife to cut the root end off the corn, about 1/2 inch above the bottom end. To husk your corn, constantly squeeze the silk end of the corn and gently work out the cob. Your corn should be silk free! Repeat with the remaining corn.
- In a medium bowl, combine the Buffalo sauce and the melted butter. Stir to combine and then brush liberally all over the ears of corn.
- Return the sauced corn to the grill, this time on the direct heat side. Grill for 2-3 minutes per side, brushing with additional sauce, as desired.
- Once the corn is evenly roasted to your liking, remove to a serving platter and sprinkle with the crumbled blue cheese.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
**This post was originally published May 2017. It has since been updated with more information and helpful tips. The recipe remains the same.
Made these the other day and they turned out awesome. I may have done the second grilling part a little long but still great. Doing them again tonight.
Thanks Tim! These are a summer staple at our house, glad you liked them (and the fajita rolls and beans too!)
How would you do this on a Traeger Pellet Grill?
Is there a way to do this on a Traeger Grill Pellet smoker?