Elote and Esquites

Elote and Esquites

Prep 10 min Cook 15 minSidesEasyServes 6

Mexican street corn — on the cob or served in a cup.

Ingredients

  • 6 ears corn
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1/2 cup Mexican crema
  • 1 cup crumbled cotija
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp butter (for esquites)
  • Cilantro

Instructions

  1. 1

    For elote, grill the corn until charred on all sides, 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Mix the mayo and crema and slather over the hot corn.

  3. 3

    Roll in cotija, dust with chili powder and squeeze lime over.

  4. 4

    For esquites, cut the kernels off and saute in butter until browned.

  5. 5

    Toss the kernels with the mayo mixture, cotija, chili powder, lime and cilantro and serve in cups.

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