Description
A popular Mexican street food, elote is grilled corn on the cob slathered with a creamy, spicy, and tangy sauce, then topped with cheese and chili powder.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ears of corn, husked
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder, plus more for dusting
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese (or feta cheese)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
- Grill the corn for about 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and tender.
- While the corn grills, prepare the sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, minced garlic, 1/4 teaspoon chili powder, and salt.
- Once the corn is cooked, carefully spread the sauce mixture evenly over each ear of corn.
- Sprinkle the crumbled cotija cheese over the sauce.
- Dust with additional chili powder and chopped cilantro.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- If you don’t have a grill, you can roast the corn in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway through.
- For a spicier kick, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the sauce.
- If cotija cheese is unavailable, feta cheese is a good substitute.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ear
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: mexican street corn recipe, elote recipe, grilled corn, mexican corn, street corn, easy elote, corn side dish