What Is Mexican Street Corn?
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.
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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How Should I Cook My Corn?
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
Mexican street corn with chipotle aioli
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!