Elote (Mexican Corn)
Elote (Mexican Corn)

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, elote (mexican corn). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

I have been making corn this way for years. Roll the grilled corn in butter, then the mayonnaise mixture, sprinkle with Cotija cheese (do not use Parmesan as it is not the same nor authentic to the corn the street vendors serve in Mexico), sprinkle with McCormick's Mexican hot chili powder. The preparation of Mexican corn is simple.

Elote (Mexican Corn) is only one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Elote (Mexican Corn) is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook elote (mexican corn) using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Elote (Mexican Corn):
  1. Make ready 4 Whole corn cobs
  2. Take Parkay Squeeze butter (mostly sold at Stater Bros.)
  3. Get Best foods mayonnaise
  4. Make ready 1 Kraft parmesan cheese
  5. Prepare 1 Tajín Clásico seasoning- con limón/with lime (optional)

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. Elote (aka Mexican Street Corn) is a common street food in Mexico, hence the nickname.

Steps to make Elote (Mexican Corn):
  1. Take husks off of all of the corn. Wash the corn cobs to take the stringys off.
  2. Fill a large pot with cold water to about 2/3 full. Place corn cobs in pot and heat on low heat. Cover and let boil for ~2 hours. You'll know it's ready when your house smells like corn. (If you can't smell corn without lifting the lid, it needs more time. If the water starts overflowing, you've cooked them too long.)
  3. When the corn is ready, take it out of the pot using tongs (or drain water before taking it out).
  4. Cover corn cob with Best Foods Mayo and Parkay Squeeze.
  5. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Tajín. Enjoy!

It's often served on a stick, though you could skip the skewer and make it right on the grill, like you would. Place corn on grill rack that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Remove from grill and brush with mayo mixture, and sprinkle with cheese mixture. Our post on Grilled Sweet Corn has been going absolutely nuts this summer, so if you haven't made it yet I really hope you will. This Elote Grilled Mexican Corn Salad should also be on your list.

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