Elote (Mexican Corn on the Cob)

Name: Elote (Mexican Corn on the Cob)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 ears corn; ¼ cup mayonnaise; ¼ cup sour cream; juice of 2 limes; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp smoked paprika; ½ cup cotija or feta, crumbled; cilantro to garnish

Grilled Mexican street corn slathered in a lime-spiked mayo and sour cream mixture, dusted with chilli and cotija. Grilling the corn in its husks first is what steams and chars it at once, keeping the kernels juicy under that smoky char.

Total time

25 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

comfortbold

Ingredients

4 earscorn

¼ cupmayonnaise

¼ cupsour cream

juice of 2 limes

1 tspchilli powder

1 tspsmoked paprika

½ cupcotija or feta, crumbled

cilantroto garnish

Instructions

Grill corn in husks 15-20 min; peel.

Mix mayo, sour cream, and lime.

Slather corn with mayo mixture.

Dust with chilli powder, paprika, and cotija. Garnish with cilantro and extra lime.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

540

Protein

2.8g

Fat

56.5g

Carbs

7.5g

Fiber

Sodium

397mg

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