Corn in a Cup (Elote en Vaso) recipe
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Ingredients
- 10 ears corn, shucked and kernels removed 1 ¼ cups butter 2 ½ cups lime juice 2 ½ cups crema Mexicana (Mexican cream) 1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste salt to taste 1 ¼ cups crumbled cotija cheese 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Valentina®), or to taste 10 wedges fresh lime
Nutrition Info
- 563.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 25.8 gcholesterol: 159.8 mgfat: 51.5 gfiber: 2.9 gprotein: 9 gsaturatedFat: 32.1 gservingSize: -sodium: 406.1 mgsugar: 6.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Corn in a Cup (Elote en Vaso)
Directions
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Place corn in a saucepan and cover with salted water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and return corn to saucepan.
Spoon 3/4 cup corn into 10 serving bowls, add 2 tablespoons butter to each and stir until butter is melted. Mix 1/4 cup lime juice and 1/4 cup crema Mexicana into each bowl, sprinkle a generous amount of chili powder over each. Season with salt.
Top each serving with 2 tablespoons cotija cheese and hot sauce, garnish with a lime wedge.