# Mexican street-style corn (elotes)

Sweet, spicy, and tangy Mexican street-style grilled corn.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Side
- Difficulty: easy
- Diet: vegetarian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 whole corn on the cob
- equal part mayonnaise
- equal part sour cream
- 1 whole lime
- tajín (optional)
- 1 block cotija cheese
- fresh cilantro (optional)

## Instructions

1. Remove the corn silk but keep the leaves attached to the cob.
2. Place the corn on the grill over indirect heat.
3. In a bowl, mix equal parts mayonnaise and sour cream with the juice of one lime and a generous amount of tajín.
4. Crumble the cotija cheese into a separate bowl.
5. Remove the corn from the grill once it feels tender.
6. Pull back the leaves of the grilled corn and twist them to form a handle.
7. Spread the mayo-sour cream mixture over the corn using a spatula, then coat with the crumbled cotija cheese.
8. Finish with more tajín, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice.

## Equipment

- grill
- mixing bowl
- spatula
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cr4JaSKgaxa/?exln=MWJ2eTcydGxlMDJsbg==
- Creator: Maciej Zurawski
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/607b6081-9f9f-4762-a753-817448926fcb
- Extracted: 2026-11-10

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