No-Grill Elote

Grateful for one reviewer's comment about loud popping so I was not caught off guard. A little unprepared for level of smoke in the kitchen but that is what windows are for! Put a lid on the pan as corn charred and l think that helped infuse corn with wonderful smoky flavor. Great technique for "grilled" corn. Will use it for other recipes. Overall excellent street corn! Thank you Bon Appetit!

• Wendy cooks

• Stilwell, KS

• 7/21/2022

When I look at reviews, I want to know if I need to add anything or even is it worth trying. I don't see where BA calls it street food. Wow, get a grip! I love Mexico and have been there many times. I have eaten in mercados, restaurant, on the street. Elote is a delicious food often found in mercados and on the street in large Mexican cities. You can find it on the street for festivals in Texas and maybe California. I prefer esquites which is served off of the cob. Now after getting this recipe I have two recipes for elote.

• Foodie

• San Antonio, TX

• 7/21/2022

This is delicious! I charred mine then cut off the cob and served in a bowl (a little less messy). As the the negative reviewer… EVERY culture has ‘street food’ and it is far from a slur.. it is sold on the streets to shoppers and tourist who want a snack! Some vendors are in stands and others are food trucks, and all serve some of the best food you’ll ever eat! Every corner of the globe has street food, embrace it :-)

• KimiG

• Washington, DC

• 7/21/2022

I would comment on the hater but a was of time. Made similar for guest. A big hit. I browned frozen corn and used low salt ingredients to meet their dietary needs. Served it on the Lanai in Florida, on the patio in NJ. knock that chip off your shoulder.

• MeKarenb

• NJ/FLA

• 8/20/2021

The objection to the phrase "street food" is based on a misunderstanding. Not ALL Mexican food is being called "street food". This recipe for elote is for what is often sold, um, on the actual street. Of course BA knows Mexicans also eat indoors!! There is no slur. In fact, my city has several restaurants that choose to name themselves "street food" (Mexican and Indian.) Don't make insults up where none exist.

• Anonymous

• Louisville KY

• 7/7/2021

I'm an American living in Baja California. The property term IS "Street Food"! This is what the locals call it. "Street Taco's" are tacos with a smaller tortilla shell about 4.5 inches in diameter. These are sold all over Mexico as well as on the West Coast and Southwestern States. The regular size taco shells are a bit bigger and used for Fish Taco's and other taco fillings. Some burritos are made with the same size tortillas. It's kind of hard to find the jumbo size flour tortillas in Mexico that are so popular in the the US that are used for large burritos and quesadillas.

• Valeena Caballero

• Rosarito Beach, Baja California, MX and San Diego, CA

• 7/4/2021

Really delicious. Added a little chipotle adobo sauce to give it an extra kick. Be warned the occasional loud outburst of pop noises coming from the corn whilst cooking can be quite jarring!

• Chef_sadgal

• Los Angeles

• 9/2/2020

Okay, this recipe is great as it is but my best results come with 2 slight modifications. First, instead of ancho chili in the mayo mixture I used something called Xilli which is smoked chipotle peppers in a jar and adds so much depth to pretty much anything. I got mine at orchard grocer but they probably sell it lots of places. Second, instead of cotija I used what I had on hand which happened to be perfect. It’s a very salty cheese that tastes slightly of bacon and shreds up more than it grates called chechil, mixed with a mild hard cheese I grated with a microplane. If you can get your hands on Xilli and chechil I highly recommend giving them a try in this recipe!

• Anonymous

• Alabama

• 6/4/2020

Just in case the anonymous reader who is offended by the term "street" food is reading... I don't think this is meant as a slur or degradation in any way. I think this term comes from big cities and maybe places in Mexico or wherever having street carts serving food. In my opinion, some of those carts have the best food in the world.

• Hellenback

• Mobile, AL

• 5/7/2020

The anonymous user below shouldn't be hating on this recipe simply because of its name. It's absolutely delicious! I'm Hispanic (Mexican) and this tasted just as good as the kind you get from the vendero! I made it for my whole family and even had to make extras. This is a recipe that I'll keep for ages. It'll come in handy for winter too.

• genesisenriquez

• Chicago

• 9/27/2019

Please stop calling Mexican food "street" food. Who came up with that? It's gone too far and it makes being a Latina who likes to cook very frustrating when reading any cooking magazines. Any time you type "Mexican street", please backspace. It's patronizing, okay? We've always called our tacos "tacos" and elote "elote". Have some respect.

• Anonymous

• Chicago

• 9/6/2019

I can't eat corn *on* the cob, so I ever so slightly decreased the amount of mayo-sour cream and cut the kernels off the cobs, but did everything else exactly the same. It's perfect, and so easy to throw together! Get that last-of-the-season farmer's market corn and get on this!

• chasspod

• Chicago

• 9/3/2019