ELOTE | the best Mexican street corn recipe!

Elote (Mexican street corn) is by far one of my favorite Mexican side dishes! Juicy, charred corn on the cob gets slathered with a limey mayo spread, then it's topped with cotija cheese, chili powder, and fresh cilantro. Yum!!

I love classic grilled corn on the cob, but elote is next level. It's got so much flavor with just a few simple ingredients and is such a joy to eat on a sunny day — especially when you're in Mexico!

But if you're not in Mexico, you can easily make elote at home at your next outdoor fiesta, barbecue, or Cinco de Mayo party. Just toss some corn cobs on the grill, whip up the creamy mayo sauce, and then add a few toppings. Your crowd will go head over heels for it!

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► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Make the creamy mayo spread
01:07 Crumble the cotija cheese and chop cilantro
02:30 Grill the corn
03:30 Brush the corn with the creamy mayo, and top with cotija cheese, cilantro, and lime juice
06:04 Elote versus esquites - what's the difference?
07:16 Taste test

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[Downshiftology]

What are some of your other favorite Mexican recipes? Meaning, what should I make a video of next?? ;) xo - Lisa

[alicehawkes]

I watched this, and gave me the confidence to try at home. We cut the corn off the cob, and mixed it all together, so more like the esquites, but definitely used your lime hint - in the sauce, added at the end, etc. Not too shabby. I still prefer going to the hole in the wall shack in Freeport (Texas) but was able to do this myself. A nice side to our beef fajitas.

[dedelin]

This just screams summer to me. Living in South Florida this recipe is a keeper!

[christianchauhan]

That Mexican Elote 🌽 recipe looks really good, healthy & mouthwatering😋 & 💛 all your video's mam👍

[enlacocinaconmarco]

Wow! This elote recipe sounds delicious! I'll try to replicate it with a mix of parmesan and pecolino cheese because I can't find Mexican cheese here in Italy 😋😋

[monicavilla]

This was one of the best recipes I've seen. Thank you and yes I enjoyed the video!!

[lily]

Actually elotes are more a winter food 😅 although we can eat it all year long here in Mexico, also mostly used is white corn; I've never seen that cilantro goes into an Elote not because it can't be kept fresh but because it's not for elote (that's for menudo and birria 🤭) but they do boil them with epazote. Another variance of this is called chascas in Aguascalientes, the difference is they don't eat the "broth" left after they cook the elotes at all (esquite does stay in the "broth" it was cooked and they can serve it with or without it), chascas are usually cooked with different things after boiling and that gives the different flavorings like chorizo, mushrooms, herbs, super spicy and other things they come up with hehe
Still this looks like a good variance of elote 👍

[MARICARMENRello]

El elote entero preparado o en vaso se consume TODO el año en México, PERO cuándo llega la temporada de frío es simplemente genial 😊
Bendiciones ❤

[jenkenway]

You can also boil the corn. I actually perfer it this way. 😋 This is how the elotero guys make it in SoCal. They also drizzle the squeezable butter. It's not clean butter, but it's so yummy!

[opwave]

I’m so glad it’s finally warm where I’m at because I’m firing up the grill this weekend. This will go great with grilled chicken.

[josea]

I've never had this but always wanted to try it. Looks like a bomb of flavors. Delicious. 😋 Beautiful presentation.

[angelicingram]

Made some tonight and OMG! I ate two!! So delicious ❤

[shiga]

This looks amazing. Also, can you show us your outdoor cooking space. It looks pretty cool too.

[chefrbs]

Gorgeous presentation...! Enjoyed watching it 👌👌👍
Thanks for sharing these maxican street corn recipes
perfectly amazing and wonderful video
Keep it up.
please be stay connected. 😊👍🙏

[patbecker]

Super super cool! I’ve been eating those in Los Angeles since I was a teen, & the esquites, I’ve heard abt that a year ago, I’m late in the game.. 😉

[nathaliesavoie]

I love the cup idea! You can alway grill it and get the kernels off the cob after and add the sauces and everything :p. I had it in a Mexican restaurant in Naples recently but they only added cotija cheese. It was still delicious. :). Can't wait to try this!

[nataliagagner]

We made those last night -turned out so good! So delicious!

P.S. we grilled for 20 mins ( medium/high).

[fasttastyrecipes]

This looks so delicious, simple and quick. Nicely prepared love how simple the recipe is ❤

[SheerBibliophile]

I'm going to use this recipe and mix cut grilled corn to it as a salad instead, to be mixed with Spanish rice. So excited!

[dsousa]

It looks delicious!!! Cannot wait to try this recipe. I know you love Mexican food, and maybe I missed, but I couldn't find an enchilada recipe on your website. If you're taking suggestions, I would love to see that. I've made many of your recipes and loved them all. Thanks for sharing ❤