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Elotes - Mexican Street Corn - Skillet

Here's how you make Elotes - Mexican Street Corn - Skillet
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 cups corn (frozen corn, or corn from 6 ears of fresh corn)
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 garlic clove, minced or grated (about 1 tsp)
  • 1 lime, juice of
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (or 1 tablespoon hot sauce)
  • 1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped (and/or green onions, sliced)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Melt butter in a skillet over medium- high heat. Stir in frozen corn. Cook just until corn is heated through, stirring often. If some of it gets a bit charred, that makes it more authentic!

  • Step 2: Stir in mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, cumin and chili powder, or hot sauce.

  • Step 3: Add half of cotija cheese, stirring until somewhat melted.

  • Step 4: Sprinkle the top with remaining cheese and garnish with a dash of chili powder or more hot sauce and cilantro or green onions, or some of both.


We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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