Description
Creamy charred Mexican street corn cups loaded with Cotija cheese, fresh lime, cilantro, and smoky chili seasoning.
Ingrédients
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- 4 cups corn kernels
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp Mexican crema or sour cream
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ½ cup Cotija cheese or Feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 tsp TajÃn or ancho chili powder
- Lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Heat the butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Add the corn in a single layer and cook undisturbed for 3 to 4 minutes until browned and charred.
- Stir the corn and continue cooking for another 3 minutes until blistered.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, Mexican crema, fresh lime juice, and minced garlic until smooth.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and transfer the hot charred corn directly into the bowl with the dressing.
- Fold in the chopped cilantro and half of the crumbled Cotija cheese.
- Toss until the corn is evenly coated in the creamy mixture.
- Spoon the corn mixture into serving cups.
- Top with the remaining Cotija cheese and a generous sprinkle of TajÃn or chili powder.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with extra lime wedges.
Notes
Fresh corn gives the best flavor and char, but frozen or canned corn also works well. A cast iron skillet helps achieve the perfect smoky blistered texture.
- Temps de préparation: 10 minutes
- Temps de cuisson: 10 minutes
- Catégorie: Side Dish
- Méthode: Skillet
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Portion: 1 cup
- Calories: 240
- Sucre: 6g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Graisse: 16g
- Graisse saturée: 5g
- Graisses insaturées: 9g
- Gras trans: 0g
- Glucides: 22g
- Fibres: 3g
- Protéine: 6g
- Cholestérol: 18mg