To celebrate Cheerwine’s 100th Birthday in 2017, fire up the grill and cook your crowd this Southern version of roasted summer corn on the cob! It’s so good you’ll want to plan at least two ears per guest.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Grilling, North Carolina Goodies, Southern, Summer Food
Servings 6
Author Wendy Perry
Ingredients
2cupsCheerwine® soft drink
½cupmolasses
½cupstone ground mustard
½cupbutter
½teaspoonsage
freshly ground black pepper
1dozenears of fresh cornshucked and cleaned
½poundhoop cheesecrumbled
12ounce packagebaconcooked and crumbled into "dust"
Instructions
Heat gas or charcoal grill to high heat. While grill is getting hot, combine Cheerwine, molasses, mustard and butter in heavy bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce to low boil and cook until sauce has reduced to about half, making a thickened glaze. Remove from heat and whisk in sage.
Put corn onto hot grill, baste with glaze and cover. Turn every 1–2 minutes, basting as you turn, until charred in spots (about 8–10 minutes). Remove to platter and while hot, scatter with cheese crumbles and bacon dust. Drizzle with any remaining glaze. Serve immediately.