Skillet Elote (Mexican Street Corn)

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

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

2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
4 ears sweet corn, shucked and kernels cut off
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
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.