Tokyo Street Corn / Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse, Fort Lauderdale

Tis the season for sweet corn and we ve got a buttery sauce that adds an extra kick That s what s cooking tonight as we grab a Bite with Belkys The Chef Michael LewisThe Restaurant Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse Fort LauderdaleThe Dish Tokyo Street Corn Ingredients ears of corn on the cob Tbsp of White Miso paste cup g unsalted butter room temp cup sliced shallots about medium cloves garlic sliced x LemonsZest of lemon and Tbsp lemon juice lemon halved and charred for garnish cup ml sake or dry white wine cup ml heavy cream Tbsp and tsp of Sea Salt Tbsp sugar Tbsp butterKewpie mayo for drizzling Additional Toppings Shichimi togarashi pinch per corn You can find this in majority of Asian markets or you can substitute for Old Bay Seasoning X small pinch of Dried bonito threads You can find this in the majority Asian markets and or Finely sliced Nori Seaweed Method of Preparation First make the miso butter Mix Tbsp miso paste with cup butter until smooth Set aside Now make the miso butter sauce In a saucepan on medium heat combine shallots garlic lemon zest and cup sake Simmer until nearly dry for about minutes When reduced add cup cream and reduce again by about half Remove from heat whisk in cup of the miso butter until smooth Stir in tsp salt and the tbsp of lemon juice strain and keep warm Next cook the corn Bring liters water or cups Tbsp salt Tbsp sugar and Tbsp butter to a boil in a large saucepan Then add ears of corn simmer - minutes until tender This could be done in two batches if you don t have a big enough saucepan Set aside Heat up your grill to a high temp Brush butter lightly on each corn then grill until lightly charred all over Take your lemon slice in half and place on the grill until charred To Plate Leave whole or cut each cob into pieces Arrange on your plate and spoon miso butter sauce over corn Then drizzle with Kewpie mayo Finish by sprinkling with Shichimi togarashi or Old Bay and a pinch of Bonito Flakes and or sliced nori Serve with a wedge of charred lemon on the side Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse SW st Ave Suite Fort Lauderdale FL - www ukiahrestaurant com