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Corn Ribs #61 · snacks · american Host: Delish · Corn Ribs → TikTok → web writeups Online recipe (as published / commonly shared) Yields: 4 · Cook 20 min · Total 40 min We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card. Corn on the cob cut into strips that curl as they roast. Spiced butter coats the kernels. Preheat the oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, whisk to combine: 1 Tbsp. butter, melted 1/2 tsp. ground coriander 1/2 tsp. ground cumin For The Corn: 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika 1 clove garlic, grated 1/4 tsp. kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Use a few cranks for the black pepper. Add the brown sugar and cayenne if using: 1/4 tsp. brown sugar (optional) 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional) Brush all over the kernel-side of the corn pieces: the mixture Place on a baking sheet: 1 ear corn, quartered lengthwise Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until the corn is slightly curled and golden. Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. In a medium bowl, whisk together: 1/4 cup Greek yogurt 1 Tbsp. lime juice For The Dipping Sauce: 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika Kosher salt Serve the corn ribs with the dipping sauce on the side. Source: Delish · Corn Ribs tags: corn,butter,chili,lime · popularity: spike · meat: no	Esquites — Corn Cooked with Epazote Book: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy (2000) crumb: chile-seasoned street corn The Essential Cuisines of Mexico includes “Esquites — Corn Cooked with Epazote”. Diana Kennedy wrote it (2000). Diana Kennedy revised her first three books on regional Mexican cooking into this one volume. Differences: Both are chile-seasoned corn snacks in the style of Mexican street food. Kennedy cooks cut kernels with serrano and epazote. The popular online corn ribs cut the cob into long quarters. They brush it with butter, cumin, coriander and smoked paprika. They roast it in the oven until it curls. They serve it with a yogurt-lime dip. The spices and texture are quite different.

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Corn Ribs
#61 · snacks · american
Host: Delish · Corn Ribs → TikTok → web writeups

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Yields: 4 · Cook 20 min · Total 40 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Corn on the cob cut into strips that curl as they roast. Spiced butter coats the kernels.

Preheat the oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, whisk to combine:

1 Tbsp. butter, melted

1/2 tsp. ground coriander

1/2 tsp. ground cumin

For The Corn: 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika

1 clove garlic, grated

1/4 tsp. kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Use a few cranks for the black pepper. Add the brown sugar and cayenne if using:

1/4 tsp. brown sugar (optional)

1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)

Brush all over the kernel-side of the corn pieces:

the mixture

Place on a baking sheet:

1 ear corn, quartered lengthwise

Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until the corn is slightly curled and golden.

Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. In a medium bowl, whisk together:

1/4 cup Greek yogurt

1 Tbsp. lime juice

For The Dipping Sauce: 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika

Kosher salt

Serve the corn ribs with the dipping sauce on the side.

Source: Delish · Corn Ribs

tags: corn,butter,chili,lime · popularity: spike · meat: no

Esquites — Corn Cooked with Epazote
Book: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy (2000)

crumb: chile-seasoned street corn

The Essential Cuisines of Mexico includes “Esquites — Corn Cooked with Epazote”. Diana Kennedy wrote it (2000). Diana Kennedy revised her first three books on regional Mexican cooking into this one volume.

Differences:

Both are chile-seasoned corn snacks in the style of Mexican street food. Kennedy cooks cut kernels with serrano and epazote. The popular online corn ribs cut the cob into long quarters. They brush it with butter, cumin, coriander and smoked paprika. They roast it in the oven until it curls. They serve it with a yogurt-lime dip. The spices and texture are quite different.

Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different

Online recipe

Corn Ribs

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)
Yields: 4 · Cook 20 min · Total 40 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Corn on the cob cut into strips that curl as they roast. Spiced butter coats the kernels.

Preheat the oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, whisk to combine:
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 tsp. ground coriander
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
For The Corn: 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1 clove garlic, grated
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Use a few cranks for the black pepper. Add the brown sugar and cayenne if using:
1/4 tsp. brown sugar (optional)
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)

Brush all over the kernel-side of the corn pieces:
the mixture

Place on a baking sheet:
1 ear corn, quartered lengthwise

Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until the corn is slightly curled and golden.

Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. In a medium bowl, whisk together:
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 Tbsp. lime juice
For The Dipping Sauce: 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
Kosher salt

Serve the corn ribs with the dipping sauce on the side.

Citations
- Delish · Corn Ribs: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a36500087/corn-ribs-recipe/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Corn+Ribs
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Corn+Ribs+recipe

Cookbook ancestor
- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/030758772X?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy (2000). Publisher: Clarkson Potter, 2009 edition, paperback, ISBN 978-0307587725.

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Dish: Corn Ribs
Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different
Ancestor: Esquites — Corn Cooked with Epazote
Source: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy (2000)
Differences: Both are chile-seasoned corn snacks in the style of Mexican street food. Kennedy cooks cut kernels with serrano and epazote. The popular online corn ribs cut the cob into long quarters. They brush it with butter, cumin, coriander and smoked paprika. They roast it in the oven until it curls. They serve it with a yogurt-lime dip. The spices and texture are quite different.
Book recipe: We do not offer this for print or share because it is not public domain. Buy or borrow the book.
Online sources: Delish · Corn Ribs (https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a36500087/corn-ribs-recipe/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Corn+Ribs)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Corn+Ribs+recipe)
Date: Sep 2026

Source: what this book is
The Essential Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy (2000).
Diana Kennedy revised her first three books on regional Mexican cooking into this one volume.

Affiliate: buy the book

Reference: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy (2000). Publisher: Clarkson Potter, 2009 edition, paperback, ISBN 978-0307587725.

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