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Street Cart Elote

@arecipe.bsky.social

The quintessential Mexican street food, transforming roasted corn into a rich, acidic, and spicy vehicle for dairy and chili powder.

Cook 00:15
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 4 ears fresh corn on the cob
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup crema
  • 1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese
  • 1 tsp pequin chili powder
  • 2 fresh limes

Instructions

  1. 1
    Grill the corn until heavily charred and tender.
  2. 2
    Slather generously with a mixture of mayonnaise and crema.
  3. 3
    Dredge the cob in crumbled cotija cheese and dust thoroughly with chili powder and lime juice.
Category
Side Dishes
Cuisine
Mexican

Dietary Information

Vegetarian
Gluten Free

Recipe Attribution

TasteAtlas
tasteatlas.com/best-rated-dishes-in-mexico