Esquites

Name: Esquites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 ears corn, kernels cut off; 2 tbsp butter; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 handful fresh coriander; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; juice of 2 limes; chilli powder to taste; 80g cotija or feta, crumbled

Street-style corn kernels in a cup with chilli, lime, mayonnaise and cotija. Cooking the corn over high heat until it's genuinely charred in spots gives esquites its smoky depth instead of tasting like plain sautéed corn.

Total time

18 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

8 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

4 earscorn, kernels cut off

2 tbspbutter

1 clovegarlic, minced

1 handfulfresh coriander

4 tbspmayonnaise

juice of 2limes

chilli powderto taste

80gcotija or feta, crumbled

Instructions

Melt butter in a pan over high heat, add corn kernels and garlic.

Cook stirring until corn is charred in spots, about 5–7 minutes.

Remove from heat, add coriander.

Serve in cups topped with mayonnaise, lime juice, chilli powder and cotija.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

174

Protein

1.1g

Fat

17.2g

Carbs

5.5g

Fiber

Sodium

100mg

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