Easy Esquites
Mexican esquites — corn kernels charred in a dry hot pan until properly blackened in spots before the creamy mayo and crema even get stirred through.
Total time
18 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
8 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Mexican
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Ingredients
4 cupscorn kernels
1/2 cupmayonnaise and crema
to tastelime and chili powder
Instructions
1
Char the corn kernels in a dry, very hot pan without any oil.
2
Let the kernels sit undisturbed for stretches so they properly blacken in spots rather than just steaming.
3
Take the pan off the heat before stirring through the mayonnaise and crema, adding them off the heat stops the dairy splitting against the hot metal.
4
Finish with a good squeeze of lime juice, a dusting of chilli powder and plenty of crumbled cheese, tasting as you go since the balance of salty, tangy and spicy is what makes esquites work.
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