Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, elotes (mexican street corn). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Elotes (Mexican Street Corn) is only one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Elotes (Mexican Street Corn) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
How to Make Mexican Street Corn (Elotes) Swaps & Substitutions for Mexican Corn. Mexican crema: Look for crema alongside the sour cream or with the cheeses at your grocery store. If you aren't able to find it, by all means, use regular sour cream.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have elotes (mexican street corn) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Elotes (Mexican Street Corn):
- Get 4 Ears Corn on the Cob with Husks Removed
- Make ready 1/2 Cup Lite Mayo
- Get 1/2 Cup Lite Sour Cream
- Take 1 Cup Finely Crumbled Cotija Cheese
- Get 1 Tbsp Chili Powder
- Take Zest of 1 Lime
- Prepare Salt
- Get Pepper
Throughout Mexico, it is very common to find street vendors of every variety. Elote, aka Mexican Street Corn, will be your new favorite side dish. It's charred and juicy corn on the cob smothered in a cheesy chile, lime, and cilantro sauce. Perfect for a BBQ, potluck or your Cinco de Mayo celebration.
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.
If you haven't heard of Mexican street corn or elotes before, allow me to explain. It's a party in your mouth. The corn is rubbed down with a garlic mayonnaise sauce then rolled around in cotija cheese, sprinkled with cilantro and chili powder and healthy. 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 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.
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