Deconstructed Mexican Style Corn

Name: Deconstructed Mexican Style Corn
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 5 Tbsps chipotle powder; 177 milliliters crumbled cotija cheese; 6 ears corn; 2 Tbsps roughly chopped fresh cilantro; 3 Tbsps kosher salt; 2 Zest of limes; 177 milliliters mayonnaise; 1 red onion, minced; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

The recipe Deconstructed Mexican Style Corn is ready in roughly 30 minutes and is definitely an excellent gluten free and vegetarian option for lovers of Mexican food. One serving contains 383 calories, 8g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of cilantro, lime zest, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Combine the chipotle powder and salt and store in an airtight container.

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Ground Chipotle Chile Pepper

Salt

Heat a grill or grill pan over high heat until hot, and then add the corn and char on all sides, turning occasionally, until blackened in parts, 12 to 15 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut the kernels off the cobs.

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Corn

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Grill Pan

Grill

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat and saute the onions until translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the charred corn kernels and cook until warmed. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese, the mayonnaise, cilantro and lime zest. Season with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of the chipotle salt.

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Corn Kernels

Mayonnaise

Lime Zest

Chipotle Chiles

Cilantro

Cheese

Salt

Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cotija cheese and more chipotle salt.

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Cotija Cheese

Chipotle Chiles

Salt

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Grill Pan

Grill

Sauce Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

5Tbsps

chipotle powder 177milliliters

crumbled cotija cheese 6

ears corn 2Tbsps

roughly chopped fresh cilantro 3Tbsps

kosher salt 2

Zest of limes 177milliliters

mayonnaise 1

red onion, minced 1Tbsp

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Alexana Revana Vineyard Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 42 dollars per bottle.