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Compère Lapin’s Jerk Buttered Corn

By Chef Nina Compton

Sweet and spicy, this grilled jerk corn was the first snack served at Nina's New Orleans hotspot, Compère Lapin. Washed down with a cold drink, it’s a perfect sunny day treat.

Sweet and spicy, this grilled jerk corn was the first snack served at Nina's New Orleans hotspot, Compère Lapin. Washed down with a cold drink, it’s a perfect sunny day treat.

A burst of sweet and heat

“Grilling on a hot day with a cold beer in your hand is what summer’s all about, and corn is about as summery as vegetables get. This recipe was born when I was living in Jamaica and has been one of my BBQ go-to’s ever since.”

-Nina Compton

Spices in this Recipe Card

Allspice Powder

Native to: Central America
Plant family: Myrtaceae
Raw form: Berry

As its name suggests, Allspice brings forth a deliciously warm, subtle sweet flavor that’s evocative of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, all mixed together.

The name is as unoriginal as it sounds. When English settlers first encountered these pungent berries in Central America, they gave up trying to describe its complex flavor and settled on Allspice.

Native to: Central America
Plant family: Myrtaceae
Raw form: Berry
Chef & Owner at Compère Lapin
in New Orleans

Meet

Nina Compton

Nina is an award-winning chef and restaurateur who delights in melding the flavors of her Caribbean upbringing with the deep culinary history of French and Italian cuisine. Originally from St. Lucia, she fell in love with New Orleans during a star turn as a Top Chef finalist. With investors nationwide beating down her door after the season aired, she chose to make a return to the Big Easy. She’s lived and worked there ever since.

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What’s the most overlooked ingredient?
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Onions! They are used in everything but they get no credit. They add sweetness to sauces, you can throw them raw into a salad for zing, they’re great pickled too... Just so multipurpose.

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If you were a food, what would you be?
A

Grilled pompano. Simple, delicious, full of flavor and meaty.

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You're having a bad day. What's your comfort food?
A

Any type of curry, it warms my soul.

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What's a family recipe that will be forever enshrined in your home cooking?
A

Fried flying fish with parsley sauce. My granny would make this on special occasions.

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