Corn season in India brings also street carts piled with ears and a small stove — fresh grilled corn, rubbed with a wedge of lime dipped in red chilli powder and salt is an indelible flavor memory. Yum. (I make it stovetop when the pile of summer corn finally arrives.)
On a different note, if you like corn pudding or souffle, you might like corn sformato too.
cut about 1" off at the stalk end of corn on cob X4, microwave for 1.5-2 minutes or so, husks and silk slide off…put in mouth…salt and butter…nothing much to do with good summer corn!
Re: Step 2… Just do the onion in the EVOO with a pinch of kosher salt over medium low heat until caramelized… while roasting the garlic, tomatoes, and chile. Then add everything to the skillet and continue.
I start at one end and work down to the other. But I eat it plain - no butter or salt. And sometimes I cut it off the cob and eat it that way with TPSTOB.