Colombian-Style Wrapped Corn Cakes (Envueltos de Chocolo)

Name: Colombian-Style Wrapped Corn Cakes (Envueltos de Chocolo)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps melted butter; 473 milliliters grated cheese (mozzarella, queso fresco or farmer cheese); 9 fresh ears corn with the husk; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 Tbsps sugar

Colombian-Style Wrapped Corn Cakes (Envueltos de Chocolo) might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 24g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 507 calories. Head to the store and pick up butter, cheese, salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Remove husks and save for wrapping.

Cut the corn kernels off the cob.

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Corn Kernels

Place the corn, butter, eggs, sugar, salt and 1 cup of cheese in a food processor.

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Butter

Cheese

Sugar

Corn

Egg

Salt

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Food Processor

Mix until smooth consistency.For each cake arrange 2 corn husks on a work surface. Divide the corn mixture evenly and place in the center of the husks.

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Corn Husks

Corn

Roll the corn husks so that the filling is completely enclosed. Twist and tie the ends.Have a pot with water ready for steaming. Steam the cakes, covered, in a basket for 1 hour.

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Corn Husks

Water