Elote Recipe Authentic Mexican Corn

MEXICAN CORN ON THE COB (ELOTE)

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Grill corn until hot and lightly charred all over, 7 to 10 minutes, depending on the temperature of the grill. Roll the ears in melted butter, then spread evenly with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with cotija cheese and serve with a lime wedge.

ELOTE {HOT MEXICAN CORN DIP}

Steps:

• GRILLING DIRECTIONS: Roast the corn, still in the husks, over medium high heat, until the husks are well-charred, about 5 minutes.
• OVEN DIRECTIONS: Roast the corn, still in the husks, in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes.
• Set the roasted corn aside until it is cool enough to handle. Remove the corn kernels from the cobs. Combine the mayonnaise, chicken stock, hot sauce, lime juice, sugar, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan or skillet.
• Add the corn to the saucepan and set the heat to medium. Warm everything through, stirring occasionally. Add the chili powder and adjust to taste.
• Transfer the corn into a serving bowl and sprinkle with cheese and cilantro. Serve with plenty of tortilla chips for scooping. Enjoy!

ELOTES (MEXICAN CORN IN A CUP)

Steps:

• Heat corn in a skillet over medium heat until steaming, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and drain water.
• Fill several cups or mugs halfway with the corn. Add 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, and 1 to 2 teaspoons chile-lime seasoning to each cup. Squeeze lime juice on top.

MEXICAN STREET CORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place corn in husks directly on the oven rack. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until fork tender.
• While corn is cooking, in a small bowl combine garlic powder and mayonnaise.
• When corn is done brush with garlic mayo. Roll in cotija cheese.
• Sprinkle with cilantro and chili powder.
• Squeeze with fresh lime juice if desired.

MEXICAN STREET CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add in the onions and minced jalapeno and sauté for about 5 minutes, then stir in garlic and cook an additional 1 minute.
• Stir in the flour, cumin, and chili powder and cook 1-2 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock until smooth and bring to a boil. Add in the corn, sugar, and salt. Once it returns to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream and cilantro. Serve topped with crumbled bacon, cotija, and jalapeno slices.

ELOTE (MEXICAN STREET CORN)

Steps:

• While you're grilling your corn, prepare the chili-mayo sauce and Cotija-cilantro blend. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lime juice, chili powder, optional cayenne, and salt. Stir until combined. In a separate bowl, mix together the cheese and cilantro. Set both bowls aside.
• When your corn is ready to go, brush the mayonnaise mixture all over one ear of corn. Over a plate, sprinkle the Cotjia mixture liberally all over, turning the corn as necessary (it's going to be a little messy, no way around it!). Place the finished cob on a separate serving plate. Repeat for the remaining corn, using the cheese in the bowl and the excess on the plate as needed.
• Sprinkle a pinch or two of additional chili powder lightly over the corn. Serve warm.

ELOTE RECIPE (AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CORN)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Shuck the corn, remove the silk and stalk. Add corn to water, cover and cook for 5 minutes, then remove.
• When corn is cool enough to touch but still warm, insert wooden stick into core as a handle.
• Brush corn with 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cheese and squeeze of lime wedge. Add hot sauce and chili powder to taste.
• Repeat with remaining ears of corn and serve.

ELOTE (MEXICAN STREET CORN)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients and preheat a grill to medium heat. (For an oven option, see variations below.)
• Grill the corn in its husk until sweet and tender, about 15 minutes, turning once or twice during cooking. Let cool a few minutes then husk the corn.
• Char the corn directly on the hot grill for extra flavor and color, about 3 minutes, rotating a few times.
• In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, and lime juice.
• Using a Microplane or a garlic press, grate the garlic into the mixture. Add the salt and whisk to combine.
• Spread the mayo mixture onto a flat plate. Crumble the cotija cheese on a separate flat plate.
• Roll the corn in the mayo mixture to completely coat the ear. You can use corn on the cob holders to help you roll them; tongs will also work.
• Roll the coated ear of corn in the crumbled cheese and set aside on a platter. Repeat with the remaining ears.
• Top the corn with chopped cilantro and a sprinkle of chili powder, or Tajin. Serve immediately.

ELOTE

Steps:

• Add the corn to a pot of boiling water.
• Boil for 8-10 minutes then remove from the water and dry well with paper towels.
• Mix mayonnaise with sour cream and spread all over the corn.
• Mix together the chili powder, cayenne pepper and salt then sprinkle it all over the corn.
• Top with the cotija cheese then squeeze a wedge of lime over each ear of corn before serving.

MEXICAN CORN ELOTé |AIR FRYER CORN RECIPE

Steps:

• You will need an air fryer basket with relatively small holes in the basket. If your air fryer has a grid-shaped basket, you may need to make this in a heatproof pan that fits inside the air fryer basket.
• Place frozen corn in the bottom of the air fryer basket. Spray with oil.
• Set fryer to 350°F for 10 minutes. At the end of the cook time, pour the corn into a serving bowl. Add butter and mix well until the butter has melted.
• Mix in sour cream, mayonnaise, shredded cheese, lemon juice, and chili powder, and serve.

PAN DE ELOTE (MEXICAN SWEET CORN CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter the pan.
• Flour the pan using 2 tablespoons flour.
• Add remaining butter, eggs, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, vanilla, and half the corn to a blender.
• Blend until smooth.
• Add the remaining corn and blend.
• For more corn texture, blend slightly.
• For less corn texture, blend until smooth.
• In a bowl, add 1¾ cups of flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
• Stir to combine.
• Mix the corn mixture with the dry ingredients.
• Stir until well combined.
• Pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

ELOTES (GRILLED MEXICAN STREET CORN) RECIPE

Steps:

• Light 1 chimney full of charcoal. When all charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and spread coals evenly over half of coal grate. Alternatively, set half the burners of a gas grill to high heat. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill, and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil grilling grate.
• While coals heat, combine cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream or crema, cilantro, chile powder, and garlic in a large bowl. Stir until homogeneous and set aside.
• When grill is hot, place corn directly over hot side of grill and cook, rotating occasionally, until cooked through and charred in spots on all sides, about 8 minutes total.
• Transfer corn to bowl with cheese mixture and use a large spoon to evenly coat corn on all sides with mixture. Sprinkle with extra cheese and chili powder and serve immediately with lime wedges.