Elotes – Mexican Style Street Corn

Last Updated on: 8th February 2023, 02:15 pm

Mexican Street Food

Elotes are Mexican-style street corn that is grilled or steamed, coated in butter, chipotle aioli, cotija cheese, and cilantro.

With the weekend here and the 4th of July only two days away, I figured this would be the perfect recipe to post!

I was introduced to Elotes when I started working as a Chef at Dos Caminos. Prior to my stint at Dos Caminos, I had no idea what an Elote was nor had I ever heard of it. Mexican has always been one of my favorite cuisines to eat but I barely knew how to make a traditional Mexican dish. Fast forward 5 years, I rave about this corn and Mexican is one of my favorite cuisines to make.

Pro Tip:

If you have access to a grill use it! This recipe tastes SO much better when the corn is grilled.

Time saver:

Rather than making your own chipotle aioli, an alternate option would be to purchase it.

Modification:

This dish is not very spicey. Especially when you are making your own chipotle aioli and control the number of chipotles that you use. If you are not a fan of spice, replace the chipotle aioli with sour cream.

Bon Appétit,

Chef Abyssinia

Elotes - Mexican Style Street Corn

Elotes is Mexican-style street corn that is grilled or steamed, slathered in chipotle aioli, and coated in cotija cheese.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 5

Total Time 25

Course Appetizer, cooking, dinner, lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Servings people

Equipment

Large pot
cutting board
Knife
Small bowl x 2
Food processor or Blender
Strainer
Mixing bowl - large

Ingredients

Chipotle Aioli

1 tbsp Chipotle peppers canned chipotle in adobo, blended or chopped
1/4 cup Mayo
1 pinch Salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp Lime juice fresh-squeezed

Elotes

1 bunch Cilantro save soome foor garnish
5 each Corn on the cobb
3 tbsp Butter
8 oz Cotija Cheese
Smoked Paprika or Chilli powder for garnish
Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions

Chipotle Aioli

Add your chipotle peppers into a small blender or bullet and blend until roughly chopped. You can also do this by hand using a cutting board and knife. Set aside.
Add 1 tbsp of chipotle, mayo, salt pepper, and lime to juice to a bowl. Mix together. Taste as adjust seasoning accordingly. If you would like more spice, add more chipotle.

Corn Assembly

Add peeled and cleaned corn to a pot of hot water and steam for 5-10 minutes or until cooked. This will not take long at all.
Wash, dry, and rough chop cilantro. Set aside.
Mix a hand full of cilantro with cotija cheese and set aside. Save soome cilantro for garnish.
Once the corn is ready, strain and set aside to begin assembly.
Rub each piece of corn with a generous amount of butter. Then too follow, rub each piece of corn with chipotle aioli.
Then coat each piece of corn with the cotija cheese and cilantro mixture.
Lastly, plate corn and garnish with smoked paprika or chilli powder, cilantro and lime wedges.
Enjoy!