Vietnamese Grilled Corn with Scallion Oil (Bap Nuong Mo Hanh)

a plate of grilled corn with scallion oil

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Vietnamese Grilled Corn with Scallion Oil (Bap Nuong Mo Hanh)

This Vietnamese Grilled Corn with Scallion Oil is an excellent side to any meal, from daily dinners to backyard BBQ. Just a little char and some scallion oil will enhance the sweetness of corn a lot.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Keyword: bap nuong mo hanh, grilled corn

Servings: people

Calories: 217kcal

Author: Sophie

Ingredients

2 ears of sweet corn
1/4 cup cooking oil (60ml)
1 cup chopped green parts of scallion (about 50g)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Remove husks and silk from the corn and soak in a bowl of lightly salted water for about 10-15 minutes.
Place a small saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and wait until it is hot. Drop a piece of sliced scallion into the oil and if it sizzles immediately, the oil is ready. Add the remaining scallions along with the salt. Stir and cook for a few seconds until fragrant and scallions are soft. Transfer the scallion oil mixture to a clean bowl.
Preheat your outdoor grill or grill pan to medium heat. Place corn on the grill and grill for 15-20 minutes until tender, turning every few minutes. Lightly brush the corn with the oil from the scallion oil mixture each time you turn it.
Right before removing the corn from the grill, brush and scatter both the oil and scallion from the mixture onto the corn. Wait for several seconds until you can smell the fragrance of the scallion oil.
Transfer the grilled corn to serving plates and serve right away.

Notes

You can grill the whole corn on the cob or chop it into shorter sections. I use a stovetop grill pan, so I prefer to cut the corn into 2-inch long sections and then chop in half. Please feel free to leave it whole or chop it however you want. You can also grill it whole and then chop before serving.

I like my grilled corn with a lot of scallion. You can even stretch this amount of scallion to 3 ears of corn. Just add another 2 tablespoons of oil (30ml) to Step 2.

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