Mexican Street Corn
Mexican Street Corn – Grilled corn that’s charred to perfection and topped with a delicious crema sauce, fresh cilantro and crumbled cotija cheese. So much flavor and takes just 20 minutes to make. This Mexican corn recipe takes your typical corn side dish to a whole new level!
Mexican Corn
During the summer, we love to make lots of easy and delicious recipes on the grill. We recently tried cooking Mexican street corn on the grill and it was DELICIOUS! There’s just something about the grill that brings out the fresh flavor and makes veggies (or really anything) taste extra yummy. This Mexican corn is charred to perfection and has the most wonderful combination of flavors. It is a game changer and takes your typical corn side dish to a whole new level! Plus it’s super easy and quickly comes together, too!
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This Mexican corn is charred to perfection then brushed with a tasty Mexican crema sauce and topped with fresh cilantro and cotijia cheese. Below are all of the Mexican street corn ingredients.
- Corn
- Mexican crema (or sour cream)
- Mayo
- Lime zest
- Lime juice
- Chili Powder
- Cilantro
- Cotija cheese
How to make Mexican street corn
This Mexican corn is pretty simple to cook and comes together in just 20 minutes. Follow the instructions below to get started. Scroll down for the printable Mexican street corn recipe.
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
- When the grill is hot, place corn directly on on the grates. Flip occasionally until all sides are lightly charred (about 5-10 minutes).
- While the corn is cooking, mix together the Mexican crema, mayo, lime zest, lime juice and chili powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Once corn has cooked, brush the crema sauce all over the top. Sprinkle with cotija cheese and cilantro. Add salt and pepper (plus more chili powder) to taste.
Quick tips about this Mexican street corn recipe
- If you can’t find Mexican crema, feel free to use sour cream instead.
- This can easily be turned into a salad also. Use a corn scraper to remove the corn from the cob, combine all ingredients together and then mix. This salad version tastes amazing on top of carnitas tacos or even shredded chicken.
- Although I highly recommend cooking the corn on the grill (it really enhances the flavor), you could boil, bake or steam the corn instead if preferred. It will still taste yummy, it just won’t have that fresh, charred flavor that the grill gives it.
- If you like a little heat, sprinkle with additional chili powder before eating. You could even add some fresh chopped jalapenos.
- I prefer cotija cheese, but feta would be fine to use too.
Love this Mexican street corn? You’ll like these other corn recipes too:
- Easy corn salad recipe
- How to cook corn in the microwave
- Black bean and corn salsa
- Roasted corn and tomato bruschetta
Mexican Street Corn Recipe
Mexican Street Corn - Grilled corn that's charred to perfection and topped with a delicious crema sauce, fresh cilantro and crumbled cotija cheese. So much flavor and takes just 20 minutes to make. This Mexican corn recipe takes your typical corn side dish to a whole new level!
Ingredients
- 4 ears sweet corn (husk removed)
- 1/4 cup Mexican crema (or sour cream)
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
- 3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 3 Tablespoons crumbled cotija cheese (more if desired)
S&P, to taste
Instructions
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Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
When the grill is hot, place corn directly on on the grates. Flip occasionally until all sides are lightly charred (about 5-10 minutes).
While the corn is cooking mix together the Mexican crema, mayo, lime zest, lime juice and chili powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
Once corn has cooked, brush the crema sauce all over the top. Sprinkle with cotija cheese and cilantro. Add salt and pepper (plus more chili powder) to taste.
Enjoy!
They used to sell these at my Farmer’s Market and I always wanted to try it but I never did! I should just make my own now. Thank you!
I have always loved this and it has been so long! I will be trying this very soon!
What a perfect way to dress up all this fresh corn that’s in stores now!
I NEED to try this corn.
Delicious! I love street corn!
These are just so adorable! These would disappear in our house!
Mexican street corn! I have to make your version!
I want a big bowl of this! Looks and sounds yummy!
This looks delicious! I know my family will love this!
This is one side dish that is a show stopper! Looks amazing!
Did someone say Cotija cheese? :)
My favorite way to eat corn!
Such a great dish!
Would love to try this at home, thank you n keep it up :)
Hope you enjoy this Mexican Street Corn! :)