Boiled corn on the cob is very easy to make. Ready in fifteen minutes, making it an ideal side dish.
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Made by Véronique
Published at 2021-09-06, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 15 minutes.
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Updated at: 2025-10-04
Fill a large saucepan with water, add 1 tablespoon salt and 4 tablespoons sugar and bring to a boil.
Remove the husk and silks from the corn on the cobs if necessary.
Once the water is boiling, place the corn on the cobs in the water and cook for about 10 minutes.
Remove the corn on the cobs from the water and sprinkle them with a little salt.
Garnish the corn on the cob with parsley and serve with a knob of butter. Enjoy your dinner!
Why do you boil corn on the cob in water with sugar?
The sugar in the water used to cook corn on the cob brings out the sweetness of the corn, making it even tastier.
Can I use precooked corn on the cob?
You can use vacuum-packed corn on the cob, which will only require cooking/heating for 5 minutes, but they won’t be as tasty.
Per 1 serving / piece:
| Amount | Ingredient | Allergens | Kcal | Carbs | Carbs of which sugars | Fat | Fat of which saturated | Protein | Fibers | Sodium | Iron | Calcium | Magnesium | Potassium | Phosphorus | Copper | Zinc | Iodine | Selenium | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin A | Vitamin B1 | Vitamin B2 | Vitamin B6 | Vitamin B12 | Vitamin B11 | Vitamin E | Vitamin K | Vitamin K1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | corn on the cobs | 190.50 | 34.65 g | 0.75 g | 3.15 g | 0.30 g | 5.10 g | 0.75 g | 240.00 mg | 0.60 mg | 36.00 mg | 12.00 mg | 147.00 mg | 25.50 mg | 0.03 mg | 0.17 mg | - | - | 3.75 mg | - | 0.15 mg | 0.14 mg | 0.08 mg | 0.09 mg | 0.05 µg | 12.00 µg | - | - | - | ||
| 0.25 | tablespoon | salt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1700.00 mg | 0.01 mg | 0.43 mg | 12.33 mg | 0.21 mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | tablespoon | sugar | 60.30 | 14.85 g | 14.85 g | - | - | - | - | - | 0.02 mg | - | 0.30 mg | 0.60 mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | a knob | of butter | milk | 88.20 | 0.08 g | 0.08 g | 9.90 g | 6.48 g | 0.08 g | - | 0.60 mg | 0.01 mg | 1.56 mg | 0.24 mg | 1.80 mg | 2.40 mg | - | 0.01 mg | - | - | - | 0.14 mg | 0.12 mg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| fresh parsley | 0.68 | 0.03 g | - | - | - | 0.09 g | 0.09 g | 0.60 mg | 0.15 mg | 0.80 mg | 1.00 mg | 17.00 mg | 2.60 mg | - | 0.02 mg | - | - | 3.20 mg | - | 0.02 mg | - | 0.01 mg | - | - | 2.40 µg | - | - | - | |||
| 339.68 | 49.61 g | 15.68 g | 13.05 g | 6.78 g | 5.27 g | 0.84 g | 1941.20 mg | 0.79 mg | 38.79 mg | 25.87 mg | 166.61 mg | 30.50 mg | 0.03 mg | 0.20 mg | - | - | 6.95 mg | 0.14 mg | 0.29 mg | 0.14 mg | 0.08 mg | 0.09 mg | 0.05 µg | 14.40 µg | - | - | - | ||||
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