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When I was born we lived in a trailer park called Cadillac Estates that is mostly burned down now.  Today I am a vegetarian living in Los Angeles learning how to love vegetables.  

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Esquites

Living in Chicago I loved going to Lake Shore Drive in the summer and have a picnic. This is where I discovered Elotes! I had never heard of Elotes before living in Chicago and I was sad that I had lived for so long without ever experiencing this amazing ...is delicacy going too far? Perhaps.


Anyway, Elotes is Mexican Street Corn. You get it from a vendor in the park, who sometimes has a cart ON A BIKE!!! It's corn on the cob that is coated with Mayo and Cotija or Queso Fresca Cheese (It's a crumbled cheese that is like a cross between mozzarella and parmesan, sort of) and then sprinkled with salt and chili powder and a squeeze of lime! It might not sound amazing, but this combination is basically heaven.


When I was trying to decide what to make for my very first family holiday gathering last October I decided to make the off-the-cob version as a side dish called Esquites, which basically translates to corn-off-the-cob. This has become my go-to side dish for potlucks as a double batch fits perfectly in my tiny crock pot and travels easily. I found this particular recipe on the food52 website here.


This recipe can easily be made vegan by swapping earth balance for the butter, plant-based mayo, and nutritional yeast instead of the cheese.


For the corn, I have been using the fire roasted frozen corn from Trader Joes.


Esquites


Ingredients:

2 cups corn kernels

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, diced (about 2 tablespoons)

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons mayo

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

2 tablespoons queso fresco or cotija cheese, crumbled

1 lime to cut into wedges to serve


Directions:

1. Heat butter in medium saute pan on medium heat. Add the pepper and saute for 2 minutes.


2. Add the corn and salt. Saute for another 4 minutes and remove from heat. Add Mayo and move to serving bowl.


3. Mix in cheese. Sprinkle cayenne and chili powder on top and squeeze lemon wedge to serve.



#Esquites #StreetCorn #Spicy



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