You can make them at home. And, surprise, they taste even better than in any restaurant.
I went to my WhatsApp history and actually looked this up, because it was kind of important for me to know, and yes, already back in the beginning of 2022 we wrote a corn riblets recipe.
No, you never saw it.
It was ready to go on our site. Well, almost ready to go. But, it never did. And here is why.
Full disclosure: We had a really hard time cutting the corn down.
We managed, but it took a bit of ok fine too much effort.
We could already “hear” the emails coming in from our readers, complaining about how hard it was. Dangerous even! So, we researched, tried boiling the cobs first to soften them (didn’t help enough and it felt like too much effort), we even wrote a shortcut version using baby corn and, after all that, we put the corn riblets dream on the shelf thinking it was a restaurant item and bound to stay so.
To our surprise, we noticed some groceries started selling pre-cut corn, sliced into riblets! Did they use a chainsaw to slice them down in the back? We do not know nor care. All we knew was that into the cart it went.
Our recipe is easy. Just mix together all the ingredients right on the baking sheet.
Toss it all together
making sure that the riblets are coated well.
And now, we enjoy corn riblets at home, which are shockingly much better than the ones we order at restaurants.
That, was a bonus we weren’t expecting.
Corn Riblets
Ingredients
- 20-24 corn riblets, raw fresh corn
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ⅓ cup oil
- juice of one lime
- lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven on 400°F. If you have a roast setting, use it.
- Working directly on a sheet pan, combine the brown sugar and spices. Add the oil and the lime juice. Mix to combine, then add the corn riblets. Toss it all together making sure that the riblets are coated well.
- Bake uncovered for about 35-40 minutes, mixing once in the middle.
- You might want them to char a bit more (the crunchy bits are the best part) so keep an eye and bake them to your liking.
- Serve with lime wedges and season with lime juice. Serve immediately.
SAVE THIS TO YOUR PINTEREST BOARDS!
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