Mexican street corn or “elotes” is a popular street food dish that is typically made with grilled corn that’s covered in mayo, lime juice, chili powder, and crumbly cheese such as cotija.
Quick Look: Mexican Street Corn with Chipotle Aioli
✅ Recipe Name: Mexican Street Corn with Chipotle Aioli
🕒 Ready In: 10 minutes (5 minutes prep + 5 minutes cooking)
👪 Serves: 4
🥣 Main Ingredients: Corn on the cob, mayonnaise, chipotle pepper brine, Creole seasoning, lime juice, honey, queso fresco, and parsley
👌 Difficulty: Easy. Cook corn on the cob until tender, then whisk together mayonnaise, chipotle brine, lime juice, honey, and seasoning. Brush the creamy chipotle aioli over the corn and finish with crumbled cheese, herbs, and extra seasoning.
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What Other Variations Can I Add?
There are so many ways to customize and make this recipe even more delicious:
- Switch out the parsley for cilantro
- Add tajin instead of creole seasoning as garnish
- Cover your corn in garlic butter before adding your aioli for extra flavor
- Experiment with different seasonings: cajun, creole, chipotle chili powder, smoked paprika etc.
Ingredient Breakdown:
If you want to make the best Mexican street corn, make sure you have the following ingredients:
- Corn on the cob
- Mayo
- Chipotle pepper brine
- Creole seasoning
- Lime juice
- Honey
- Parsley
- Queso fresco
How to Make Mexican Street Corn
- Firstly, prepare corn on the cob by grilling, boiling or microwaving. I like to microwave my corn by wrapping each cob in a wet paper towel and microwaving for about 4 minutes; however, for 2 cobs together, I microwave for 5 minutes total.
- Then, to make the aioli, simply whisk together the mayo, chipotle brine, creole seasoning, lime juice, and honey.
- Finally, use a basting brush to evenly brush the chipotle aioli all over each corn on the cob, and garnish with chopped parsley, queso fresco, and a heavy sprinkle of creole seasoning, and serve!
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There are many ways to prepare your corn such as: grilling it, charring it over an open flame, boiling it, air frying it, or microwaving it. I think microwaving is the fastest and most convenient but many prepare the flavor of when corn is grilled.
Mexican Street Corn
Ingredients
- 4 corn on the cobs
Chipotle Aioli
- 4 tbsp mayo
- 2 tbsp chipotle pepper brine, (from canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce)
- 1/4 tsp cajun/creole seasoning
- 1/2 a lime
- 3/4 tsp honey
Garnish
- chopped parsley
- cajun/creole seasoning
- queso fresco or cotija cheese
Instructions
- Prepare corn on the cob by grilling, boiling or microwaving. I like to microwave my corn by wrapping each cob in a wet paper towel and microwaving for about 4 minutes. For 2 cobs together, I microwave for 5 minutes.
- To make the aioli, simply whisk together the mayo, chipotle brine, creole seasoning, lime juice, and honey.
- Use a basting brush to evenly brush the chipotle aioli all over each corn on the cob. Garnish with chopped parsley, queso fresco, and a heavy sprinkle of creole seasoning, and serve!
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So yummy!!!!!!
Made this as esquites / dip and it was so good!!
Flavorful and authentic recipe. I loved all the textures and how creamy it is.
This recipe is so good! It reminds me of my childhood 🙂
Simple recipe and tasty!
This recipe was super easy and delicious!
LOVE LOVE this recipe!!!! I recently tried this chipotle aioli corn on the cob recipe, and it was absolutely amazing! The combination of smoky chipotle, zesty lime, and a hint of sweetness from the honey created a flavor explosion that took my grilled corn to the next level.
Microwaving the corn made it super easy, and I loved how the aioli brushed on perfectly, adding a creamy, spicy kick.
Great recipe!
This looks bomb but we need an esquite recipe stat!
I absolutely love making this recipe. The instructions were clear and helpful. My family loved it and they are a tough crowd!