Wicked Easy Mexican Street Corn (Elotes) Recipe

Mexican street corn is one of easiest and cheapest things to bring to a Backyard BBQ.

The grilled corn and sauce has a creamy taste and the cotija cheese has a salty, tang.

Making the Sauce for Mexican Street Corn

Depending on how heavy you like to apply the sauce, this is enough for between 4-14 pieces of sweet corn.

I always do a light layer and then let people apply more sauce.

Whisk the Following Ingredients Together:

• 1/2 Cup Mayo
• 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• 1/2 tsp table salt
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp lime juice OR juice of 1 lime + zest

Grilling the Corn

Shuck corn and remove husk from the ears.

Get your grill to 400F.

Once at temperature, place shucked corn on the grill.

Rotate every 5 minutes or so until all sides of the corn are darkened and blistered.

Once they look like the below (roughly 15-20 minutes), take off the grill.

Put the corn on a plate and cover with foil to keep it hot until everything else for your BBQ is ready.

Applying the Sauce to the Corn

Apply a light layer of sauce to the corn.

Once all sides are coated, sprinkle over the top either:

• Cotija Cheese OR
• Parmesan Cheese

When you go to serve this, leave the bowl of sauce and a basting brush next to the corn, this way people can decide if they want more.

Print Pin Recipe

Mexican Street Corn (Elote)

Creamy, Rich, Salty, and Tangy

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Active Time15 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

• ▢ 14 ears Sweet Corn
• ▢ 1/3 cup Cotija Cheese

Sauce

• ▢ 1/2 Cup Mayo
• ▢ 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• ▢ 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• ▢ 1/2 tsp table salt
• ▢ 1/4 tsp chili powder
• ▢ 1/2 tsp paprika
• ▢ 1 tsp garlic powder
• ▢ 1 tbsp lime juice OR juice of 1 lime + zest

Instructions

Prepare Sauce

• In a bowl, combine the following ingredients and whisk thoroughly.
  1/2 Cup Mayo, 1/2 Cup Sour Cream, 1/2 tsp Black pepper, 1/2 tsp table salt, 1/4 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp lime juice OR juice of 1 lime + zest

Grilling Corn

• Shuck corn.
• Get grill to 400F.
• Place corn on grill.
• Rotate corn every 3-5 minutes or so until all sides are browned and slightly blistered.
• Once you're happy with how the corn looks (roughly 10-20 minutes), take off the grill.

Saucing and Sprinkling Cheese

• Take your sauce and apply a light layer to all sides of the corn with a basting brush.
• Take some of your cotija cheese and sprinkle over all sides of the corn.

Let People Decide if They Want MORE Sauce

• When you go to serve, leave the bowl and basting brush to the side as not everyone likes their corn completely saturated with sauce.

  I've found that the sauce listed is good for around 4-14 ears of corn, depending on how much sauce people use.