Skillet Elote (Mexican Street Corn)
Description
Fresh corn, chili powder, lime juice, cilantro, and cotija cheese deliver all the flavors you love in Mexican street corn (elote) made in a skillet.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons mayonnaise
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1 tablespoon lime juice
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1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
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4 ears sweet corn, shucked and kernels cut off
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1/4 cup chopped cilantro
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3 tablespoons cotija cheese
Directions
1
Whisk mayonnaise, lime juice, and chili powder together in a bowl until combined; set aside.
2
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add corn; cook without stirring for 5 minutes. Toss with a spatula; continue cooking until starts to brown, about 3 minutes more. Remove from heat.
3
Stir mayonnaise mixture into corn until evenly coated; stir in cilantro. Top servings with cotija cheese.