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I made this corn to go with yesterday’s Pollo Asado. It was such a nice change from plain ol’ buttered corn. It had a ton of flavor from the grilling, ailoi sauce, to the cotija cheese. It all works perfectly together. I found this recipe alongside the Pollo Asado one in my local paper. It is inspired by rustic street food….super tasty and a tad messy.
Cotija Cheese is a Mexican cheese is a hard cow’s milk cheese. I buy it is small rounds. I find it a my regular supermarket, but I realize this is probably because I live in AZ where we have a ton of specialty Mexican ingredients. Please try to find this cheese, it is wonderful in so many dishes. However, a good substitute might be parmesan or even feta.
Mexican Cotija Corn
1 cup mayonnaise
6 garlic cloves minced
1 tbl fresh lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
4 ears of corn
1 cup Cotija cheese
paprika for spinkling
To make aioli: combine mayo, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Cover and chill.
Remove husks from corn and clean well. Heat grill to medium high. Add the corn, turn frequently, until the kernels start to brown (about 5 minutes). Remove from grill.
Baste the hot corn with aioli, then top with cheese, and sprinkle with paprika.
Serves 4.
I love grilled corn and this sounds awesome!
Mmmmm… one of my favorite west coast dishes!
Lemon juice and paprika??? Lime and tapatio or the like. Dude. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Lemon and paprika. *hangs head*
The way I always do my corn now is to trim the tassle end and any other part of husk sticking out. Soak the corn in husk in water for a bit. Throw it on the grill or in a 400 degree oven. cook til done about 15 minutes. The husk and silk slide right off. smear with mayo, parmasean cheese and sprinkle w/Chilito en Polvo, one brand is KLASS its on Mexican aisle.
aioli! I've heard that word used before but didn't know exactly what it was. Aioli=garlic mayo or sauce made from garlic and olive oil. Nice! There has been a lot of corn on sale lately. I'll have to give this a go, it looks yummy.
I've been dying to try this! With your recipe, and with corn on sale in all our local grocery stores I really have no excuse. I like Danelle's idea about giving it a squirt of fresh lime juice too. Mmmm… so glad I hopped on over from Tuesday Night Supper Club and became your newest follower! Best, Jenn/Rook No. 17
I love corn like this! It's good with lime juice too.
I've never had this. Can you believe it? Thanks so much for sharing, as it would be a fun one to try. Link up to tasty tuesdays anytime!
This is one of my favorite Mexican foods! I did a post about vaselote which is similar but uses the corn off the cob. I am excited to try your recipe for pollo asado… Looks good!