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Elote (aka Mexican Street Corn) is an unbelievably popular antojito (little craving or street food) that you can find all over Mexico and the US. It's often served on a stick, though you could skip the skewer and make it right on the grill. Elote is Mexican street corn grilled to charred juiciness then slathered with a creamy chili, cilantro, lime sauce then dusted with Cotija cheese.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook elotes (mexican street corn) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Elotes (Mexican Street Corn):
- Take 4 Ears Corn on the Cob with Husks Removed
- Get 1/2 Cup Lite Mayo
- Get 1/2 Cup Lite Sour Cream
- Make ready 1 Cup Finely Crumbled Cotija Cheese
- Prepare 1 Tbsp Chili Powder
- Make ready Zest of 1 Lime
- Make ready Salt
- Make ready Pepper
Mexican crema: Look for crema alongside the sour cream. The classic Mexican street food of corn on the cob charred on the grill, then slathered in a spicy and creamy chili-, garlic-, and Cotija cheese-spiked sauce. For a version of elotes that you can eat with a spoon, check out our recipe for esquites. This grilled corn recipe is coated with a cooling lime Crema, spiced with some Chile powder, and topped cotija and cilantro.
Instructions to make Elotes (Mexican Street Corn):
- Begin by mixing together the chili powder, lime zest, salt, and pepper into small bowl. Set aside
- Mix together the Mayo and the sour cream in a bowl and set aside.
- Place the crumbled Cotija cheese into a wide bowl and set aside.
- Place the corn onto a hot grill and grill until tender. The corn may blacken a bit but that's okay! It's a great flavour. Alternatively, you can also boil the corn until tender if you don't have access to a grill or if it's winter and you can't be bothered going outside!
- Once the corn is done, pat it completely dry and shove a wooden stick into the wide end. Using a spatula, slather the Mayo and sour cream mixture generously over each ear until they are well coated.
- Gently place the end of the corn into the bowl of Cotija cheese and dust the cheese liberally over the whole thing turning as you go so all sides of the corn get coated.
- To finish, dust the entire thing with the chili-lime spice mixture and serve immediately.
It's always one of my favorite ways to prepare fresh corn. A common Mexican street food, the elote is grilled corn on the cob coated with a mixture of cotija cheese, mayo, sour cream, chile powder and lime before getting topped with more cheese. The combination of the sweet corn with the salty cheese and spicy chile powder makes for an addictive. This recipe is great for serving family-style: Put all of the ingredients out separately and let your guests top the corn however they wish. Elote is classic Mexican street corn, grilled and slathered in a irresistible sauce.
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