Instant Pot Corn On The Cob

Perfectly cooked instant pot corn on the cob takes 3 minutes! What you get is beautifully tender, perfectly cooked corn on the cob. You’ll never want to boil corn on a cob on the stovetop again!

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• Instant Pot Corn On The Cob
• Flavor variations
• How To Cook Instant Pot Corn On The Cob For a Crowd
• Cook frozen corn in instant pot
• Instant Pot Corn On The Cob Recipe
• Instant Pot Corn On The Cob

Instant Pot Corn On The Cob

And for those who do own Instant Pot, please don’t miss out the opportunity to boil corn on the cob in instant pot. It takes 3 minutes. Please note, the time mentioned does not include time for instant pot to build pressure (which btw will be approximately 12-14 minutes, may vary for your pot).

And soon as the cooking time is done, quick release all pressure immediately. Open lid and serve hot delicious corn on cob straight up. Straight up tastes slightly sweet, beautifully juicy cooked corn kernels that’s absolute summer delight.

But wait…

You can also flavor it up the way you want to.

Flavor variations

1. Butter and salt is all a simple flavors that you need, keeping the natural taste of corn dominant.
2. Butter-chili-lime – oh one of our favorite flavors. You would normally use these flavors on grilled corn, but trust me it does it’s magic on boiled corn as well.
3. Sriracha Butter – if your feeling too adventurous, try this sriracha butter flavor on your corn. The spicy kick from sriracha would make every bite burst with flavors in your mouth.
4. Lemon-Herbs-Almonds – Squeeze lemon over corn, sprinkle handful of cilantro, basil and finally cover with toasted almonds silvers. Texture and taste is so unique.
5. Mexican Style – Go Mexican style with butter, cayenne pepper, lime, mayonnaise and cotija cheese
6. Cilantro-Sesame Seeds – Sprinkle loads of cilantro and little toasted sesame seeds.
7. Chili-Goat Cheese-Ham – Rub hot steamed corn with coat cheese, sprinkle chili powder and roll ham over it. Oh the savory kick is amazing!
8. Cajun-Queso Freso – One of the fancy topping for instant pot corn on cob.

And so many more other ways to dress up corn on the cob. Use whatever your mood is set for and whatever your preference is.

How To Cook Instant Pot Corn On The Cob For a Crowd

Having a picnic for large group and trying to impress everyone with corn on cob isn’t hard.  A few corn on the cob wouldn’t fit a large group. You’ll need loads of them.

So, the question remains, can I cook corn on the cob instant pot for a crowd?

Yes, you can.

1. Cut corn in smaller pieces, into halves or 3 pieces depending on how you’d like to serve. Stack them up all as much as it would fit in the pot. Breaking corn on cob into pieces will prevent corn from taking more space in instant pot like the whole ones would. Cover and cook.
2. If you’re lucky, you should be able to get hold of smaller sized corn on cob, and place it inside instant pot standing them up side-by-side on the trivet. This is for those who loves to enjoy whole corn on cob and hates to cut corn on cob into pieces.

Depending on your size of instant pot you’ll be able to fit many. I use 7 Qt Instant Pot and I could fit in about 8 corn when they were chopped into halves.

Cook frozen corn in instant pot

You see cooking frozen corn on cob isn’t that different from cooking fresh corn on cob.

Instant pot is the only way that can be used to cook frozen corn directly. When fresh corn on cob isn’t in season, mini corn ears from freezer section can come to rescue.

Use about 1 ½ cup water in instant pot. Place frozen corn over steamer basket or trivet. Pressure cook for about 5 minutes on high. You’ll have the juicy, tender corn on cob ready and hot.

Instant Pot Corn On The Cob Recipe

We’ve used instant pot power to pressure steam in so many ways.

Used instant pot to-

cook whole chicken that results in juicy, tender, beautifully cooked chicken,

for popping instant pot popcorn ,

Have used it to boiled peanuts with shell on,

we have also cooked perfect boiled eggs in instant pot, that making peeling so easy

Made soups and stews in it conveniently.

Now we’ll use instant pot corn on cob recipe to gives sweet, tender, juicy, corn on cob just like you boil it on stove top, but in lesser time and in a more convenient way.

Dump, set timer to cook and walk away. It’s that simple and it’s fast too.

Now let’s move on to how to make instant pot corn on the cob-

If you’re using fresh corn, remove husk first.

Pro-Tip : An easy way to remove husk is to cut both ends off and push the corn inside. It should easily come out of husk and silk clean.

Place trivet and pour about 1 cup water inside instant pot.

Place corn on cob with husk and silk removed.

Close lid, ensure pressure valve is in sealing position.

Select high pressure and set timer to 3 minutes.

Note : Please keep in mind that the time mentioned here does not include time taken for to build pressure. This will take about 12-14 minutes before the cooking timer starts.

Once cooking time is done, quick release pressure by turning pressure valve to venting position.

Open the lid carefully.

Instant pot corn on cob is ready. It will be perfectly cooked with juicy corn.

Now comes the fun part – how to serve corn on cob.

Remember to serve corn on cob instant pot immediately straight up without any adornment. It will be sweet and delicious!

Or you can jazz up corn on cob with any favorite sauce or flavors of your choice.

See section “different flavoring options for instant pot corn on cob”.

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