Tuesday, August 05, 2025
A recipe for street corn (elotes)
The first time I ever had elotes was at Sara Sommervold's graduation party here in Minneapolis, and all I wanted was more! Here is how to prepare it.
First, grill a bunch of corn on the cob. I like to butter it first and get it close to the heat so there is some scald and crunch going on.
Once the corn is grilled, you face a choice. I prefer to cut the corn off the cob into cups before proceeding to the next step (esquites), while many people just keep it on there. Either way, you are going to coat it with a concoction made of the following:
-- Cojita cheese
-- Mayo
-- Butter
-- Cilantro
-- Lime Juice
-- A little bit of tanjin or chili powder
Dude, it just tastes like summer!
