Elotes

Elotes are a Mexican street food. I got the recipe from the adorable Mexican babushka that lived across the street from me when I was a child.

• Ready In: 13 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 ears

Ingredients

• 4  ears corn
• 3  tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1  tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2  tablespoons parmesan cheese (shredded)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Mix mayonnaise and lime juice.
2. In separate bowl, mix cheese and chili powder, red pepper, cumin, and salt.
3. Grill corn on a grill or the grates of your stove until blackened in a few places. This will take about 10 minutes. Make sure you keep turning the corn.
4. Brush lime and mayonnaise mixture over finished corn.
5. Sprinkle corn with the cheese with spices.