Street corn is always a nice thing to have at a party or just a good side for dinner. It just takes a few simple ingredients and it is really easy to make something amazing that the whole family will love this easy street corn.
This dish is amazing with Hispanic classics or we honestly have it more with BBQ. In learning about this recipe I learned that it is called Elotes meaning corn which thought was fun.
Most of the street corn that you will see is made on the grill In this case we use a cast iron pan so that you can get a little bit of the same chare from the heat. What makes this the easy version of this recipe is that you don't have to take it off of the cob.
Whys to have Mexican street corn
Side - have with a BBQ or enchiladas or some other option
filling- added to tacos
Dip- Eat with some chips
Variations
The kind of corn that we use in this recipe is canned corn but you can also use frozen corn you dont need to worry about letting it thaw first it will heat up in the pan. You can use fresh corn on the cob for this recipe you will want to cut off the kernels to cook.
You can also you this as a dip just need some chips and you can use if more like a salsa but you may want to add a little more sour cream and maybe some cheese
Add a protein like some meat and then use it like a salad or as the base like you would rice
Change the Toppings
- Cheese you can add sheets on top of it a lot of times people use the Cotija cheese
- Chili powder
- Sour cream
What should you have with corn
- Chicken
- enchiladas - https://www.letzmakeameal.com/easy-cheese-enchiladas/
- Tacos
- Fajitas - https://www.letzmakeameal.com/easy-chicken-fajitas/
- BBQ
FAQ
Store in an air-tight container and keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days and you can either serve the leftover hot or call if you would like to reheat we recommend that you use the stove top but you can also use the microwave.
Street corn is a mixture of Corn sour cream and spices
Yes, you can frozen corn just will take a little longer to cook
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Easy Street Corn
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Drain the fluid from the cans of corn
- Added the two cans of corn to a large frying pan or skillet on medium heat
- Let Cooke for about 2 minutes and then start mixing occasionally
- The added sour cream and mix in well
- Once mixed in add in chili powder
Josh allen says
This is an amazing side dish that are family love it is pretty easy to make and we enjoy having at summer bbq we hope you enjoy as well