Easy Mexican Street Corn Recipe to Enjoy W/ Summer Grilling
This easy Mexican street corn recipe is a flavorful side dish to serve with summer grilling or any main dish entree. Here is how to make it!
Have you fired up your grill yet? We finally have some spring like weather here in the Midwest and this warmer weather has everyone excited to cook out and ready for delicious summer produce.
Summer cooking means corn on the cob here in Iowa, and while it is not quite sweet corn season just yet, we are counting the days. There is some corn from the southern states available at the grocery store to satisfy cravings until our local crops come in.
One of my summer time corn favorites is an easy and flavorful way to spice things up. Mexican Street Corn has made its way into the mainstream and this street market favorite can now be enjoyed at home.
This easy side dish recipe takes about 5 to 10 minutes to prep and a cook time of 5 minutes. These instructions make 4 ears. Feel free to double or triple depending on the amount that you need.
Ingredients:
- 4 ears of corn on the cob with the husk removed
- ½ cup cotija cheese
- 1/3 cup Mexican crema
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 juiced lime
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp tajin seasoning
Instructions:
To start your Mexican Street Corn, you will first want to cook your corn. If you want to make it on the stove, you will want to bring a large pot of water to boil. Once your water is boiling, cook the corn for about 5 minutes or until it is tender.
If you prefer, you can also make sweet corn in your Instant Pot. Get our instructions here.
Once the corn is cooked, remove it from the pan and let it cool off slightly.
While your corn is cooking, get out a mixing bowl. It’s time to mix up the spreads for this Mexican street corn recipe.
If you can’t find Mexican crema at your local grocery store, you can substitute sour cream instead. You may just want to leave out the lime juice to adjust the difference in acidity. This is just a preference and you can use whatever combination you enjoy.
Add the Mexican crema, mayonnaise, and lime juice to your mixing bowl. Mix everything very well until it is totally combined. This mixture will be brushed onto the corn.
You will also want to chop up the cilantro and set it aside to be used in a few minutes.
Now you are going to add the toppings to this Mexican street corn recipe.
Brush the Mexican crema mixture over the corn.
Add your cotija cheese as well as the tajin seasoning.
For the final touch, sprinkle on the cilantro.
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For another delicious twist on this popular dish, don’t miss this Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad.
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Easy Mexican Street Corn Recipe to Enjoy W/ Summer Grilling
Recipe details
- 4 Ears
- Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 20 min
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