Elote Bowl with Grilled Pineapple
Description
Bring a Mexican street food favorite to your dining table with this elote bowl recipe featuring grilled pineapple and corn.
Ingredients
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1 medium fresh pineapple, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
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2 ears corn, husks and silks removed
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or more as needed
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2 cups cooked brown rice
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2 tablespoons crema Mexicana (Mexican cream)
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2 dashes hot sauce, or to taste
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2 tablespoons crumbled cotija cheese
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1 bunch fresh cilantro
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 lime, cut in wedges
Directions
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Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
2
Brush pineapple and corn with oil and place carefully on the grill. Cook pineapple until grill marks appear, about 3 minutes. Flip and leave on heat just until grill marks appear on the second side, about 3 minutes more; do not overcook, as pineapple will become mushy.
3
Grill corn, turning throughout, until somewhat charred, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from grill and cool until safe too handle. Cut kernels off cobs into a bowl.
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Assemble 2 bowls by spooning equal amounts of rice into the bottom and topping each with 1/2 the roasted corn kernels. Spoon crema over over corn and drizzle with hot sauce. Add 2 to 3 pineapple rings to each bowl and top with cotija cheese and cilantro. Add salt and pepper and a squeeze of lime juice.