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Elote – Mexican Corn on the Cob

June 14, 2014 by Robin 3 Comments

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Mexican Corn on the Cob, aka Elote or Street Corn – A Mexican side dish or snack, grilled corn on the cob covered in ooey-gooey, cheesy, spicy goodness.

Elote - Mexican Corn on the Cob (Street Corn)

Living in Southern California for most of my life I was privileged to have access to a lot of different types of food. One of my favorites was Elote aka Mexican Street Corn which can be served as either a side dish or a snack.

The funny thing about Elote is that it was very rare to find it on a menu at Mexican restaurants. There we only a couple of places that It could be found, at fairs and from street vendors. We used to have a hispanic woman that pushed a cart all around town selling street corn. The cart was similar to an ice cream cart and we were always excited to see her coming.

When I tell my new West Virginia friends about street corn and how we used to buy it, they think it is the weirdest thing, until they try it.

Once you try it, you’ll never go back to eating corn with just butter again, I promise.

Elote - Mexican Street Corn
 
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Cook time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
aka Elote or Street Corn - A Mexican side dish or snack, grilled corn on the cob covered in ooey-gooey, cheesy, spicy goodness.
Author: Robin
Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Yields: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 ears corn on cob, cleaned
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup Mexican crema
  • ½ cup cotija cheese, grated
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup chives, finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat grill on high for 5-10 minutes.
  2. In a medium bowl combine mayonnaise, crema, ½ teaspoon chili
  3. powder and cayenne pepper, refrigerate.
  4. Place corn directly on the hot, greased grill. Rotate occasionally
  5. until completely cooked. Charring in spots is desired.
  6. Generously brush the corn with the mayo/chili powder mixture, sprinkle with remaining chili powder, cheese and chives.
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Elote - Mexican Corn on the Cob (Street Corn)

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Filed Under: Food, Simple Recipes Tagged With: Mexican, recipe, side dish, vegetables

Comments

  1. Kathe says

    June 19, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    OMG Robin! This looks so good! I've never had it but I sure do want it it! Thanks for sharing the recipe at the party this week! I have shared it on my Facebook page and have pinned it to the You're Gonna Love It Tuesday board on Pinterest too 🙂

    Reply
  2. Patti Tucker says

    June 21, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    Here in South Texas, we have a slightly different version, but delicious nevertheless. I want to try this version!

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  3. Kathy A Delightsome Life says

    June 25, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    This looks quite delicious! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

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