This easy and delicious elote is a marvelous side dish for summer! Load up the Mexican Street Corn with your favorite toppings like bacon, chorizo and paprika.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword corn on the cob, elote, loaded corn, mexican street corn
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Ingredients
6ears of corn
1/2cupmayonnaise
1/3cupMexican crema
1/2stick of buttermelted
1cupbaconcooked and chopped
1cupchorizocooked and chopped
1Tablespoonchili powder
1Tablespoonground cumin
1Tablespoonpaprika
1Tablespoonflaky sea salt
1/2cupcilantrochopped
1cupcrumbled cotija cheese
1limecut into wedges
Instructions
Husk your corn, keeping as much of the stalk as possible to use as a handle for eating.
Prepare grill or warm a cast iron skillet/grill pan to medium heat.
Cook corn for 2-3 minutes on each side, until it looks charred and starts to "pop," about 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
Prepare elote by using a rubber spatula to spread mayo on corn. Then, add cotija cheese followed by additional ingredients. Finish with a drizzle of crema.
Serve with a lime wedge and a cold Corona Light!
Notes
You can substitute melted butter for mayo if you'd prefer!