Elotes
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:09 am
Elotes
Mexican-Style Corn-on-the-Cob
This is one of those street foods that's so easy to make at home, but more fun to eat as you walk along, holding the wooden stick on which the corn is skewered, juice dripping down your chin. The combination of condiments may seem unlikely at first, but it's another one of those foods that foreigners get addicted to once they've tasted it. If you don't have a chance to try this in Mexico, serve it at an outdoor party. It would be especially easy to do at the beach or on a camping trip, since all that's needed is a pot of boiling water or a grill.
Ingredients:
6 ears of corn, boiled or roasted
1 1/2 cups mayonaise
1 cup grated parmesan cheese (the kind in the shaker can, not freshly-grated)
chile piquin powder, or other powdered, dry chile, to taste
Preparation:
Immediately after taking out of the water or off the grill, insert a wooden skewer into the wide end of each cob of corn, slather with mayonaise, sprinkle generously with parmesan cheese, and dust with chile to taste. Makes 6 servings.
Mexican-Style Corn-on-the-Cob
This is one of those street foods that's so easy to make at home, but more fun to eat as you walk along, holding the wooden stick on which the corn is skewered, juice dripping down your chin. The combination of condiments may seem unlikely at first, but it's another one of those foods that foreigners get addicted to once they've tasted it. If you don't have a chance to try this in Mexico, serve it at an outdoor party. It would be especially easy to do at the beach or on a camping trip, since all that's needed is a pot of boiling water or a grill.
Ingredients:
6 ears of corn, boiled or roasted
1 1/2 cups mayonaise
1 cup grated parmesan cheese (the kind in the shaker can, not freshly-grated)
chile piquin powder, or other powdered, dry chile, to taste
Preparation:
Immediately after taking out of the water or off the grill, insert a wooden skewer into the wide end of each cob of corn, slather with mayonaise, sprinkle generously with parmesan cheese, and dust with chile to taste. Makes 6 servings.