Chef Demo

August 16, 2025 10:30am

Dietary Notes: Vegan | Gluten-Free options | Seasonal | Farmer’s Market Fresh
Featured Market Items: Corn, Herbs, Microgreens, Chives, Scallions, Greens, Tomatos

Sweet and Smoky Corn Ribs with Tomato Jam

Ingredients:

Corn Ribs

• 4 ears corn, shucked

• 2 teaspoons kosher salt

• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• ½ teaspoon onion powder

• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

• 1 tablespoon oil with high smoke point (veg, avo, etc)

• Scallions, cilantro and/or basil (optional), chopped, for serving

• Sriracha mayonnaise, ranch dressing or chipotle mayo for diipping (optional)

• Butter for serving (optional)

Tomato Jam

• 1.5 pounds good ripe tomatoes cored and chopped 

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1.5 teaspoon of all spice

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

• Pre-heat your oven to 375 F or grill. Stove top works too. Use a grill pan or cast iron if you have it.

• Add water to a stock pot. Heat to a boil. Add corn and reduce heat. Cook 3-5 mins.

• Remove corn and let corn cool.

• Cut your corn on the cob vertically with a very sharp knife. Be careful. Then put the wide flat part against the cutting board and cut it in half. From each cob you will have 4 “ribs”.

• Mix together the dry spices and oil to make the marinade.

• Brush the marinade over the corn ribs.

• Stovetop: Heat your pan with a little oil. Add corn when pan is hot. Cook til charred just a bit.

• Oven: Lay the corn on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in the oven for between 20-25 minutes.

• Grill. Grill the corn, again a little char.

• Brush the tomato jam over the ribs and cook for 1-2 minutes more before removing them from the oven, pan or grill.  Be careful not to burn the jam- just allow to slightly caramelize.

• Cool slightly before serving.

• Optional add ons:

  • Top with a butter (I used Earth Balance) right before serving and a little more salt.

  • Sriracha or chipotle mayo or ranch dressing for dipping. Scallions cilantro and/or basil leaves to garnish.