Elote Three Ways
Elote Preparado from Mexico, Elote Loco Catracho from Honduras, and Elote Loco Salvadoreño from El Salvador. These Elote recipes are easy to make and delicious!
Ingredients
Elote Loco "Catracho" (Honduran Crazy Corn)
- 1 corn on the cob (grilled or boiled)
- 2 tsps of “crema centroamericana” (Central American sour cream)
- ⅓ cup of crumbled dry cheese (“queso seco”) or cotija cheese
- 1 tsp of lime juice
- 1 tsp of chile piquín powder (Spicy, optional)
Elote Preparado (Mexican Elote/ Mexican Street Corn)
- 1 corn on the cob (grilled or boiled)
- 2 tsps of mayo
- ⅓ cup of cotija cheese -
- 2 tsps of chile piquín
- 1 tsp of lime juice
Elote Loco Salvadoreño (Salvadoran Crazy Corn)
- 1 corn on the cob (grilled or boiled)
- 1 tbsp of mayo
- 1 tsp of mustard-
- 1.5 tsps of ketchup
- 1 tsp of Salvadoran Salsa Negra or Worcestershire Sauce
- ⅓ cup of “duro blando” cheese
Instructions
To start
- You can grill or boil your corn. I prefer it grilled, so it gets a smoky taste and a bit crunchy.
- If you boil the corn, let it cook for 15 minutes.
- After cooking the corn, let it rest a bit to handle it more easily.
- Push a metal skewer or ice pick through the base of the cob. Then slide in a bamboo skewer and voilá! (I wish I knew this when we filmed the video).
- Once the corn is ready, you can prepare by taking some easy steps, as follows.
Elote Preparado (Mexican Elote/ Mexican Street Corn)
- Hold the corn by the bamboo skewer and spread the mayo over it, covering as much as you can.
- Sprinkle the cotija cheese over the corn. Let the cheese stick on the mayo until you get a nice coat of cheese.
- To bring some color and spice, add chile piquín over the corn. The final touch, which will provide some nice zestiness, is a bit of lime juice.
- And that's it! Enjoy your Elote Preparado!
Elote Loco Catracho (Honduran Crazy Corn)
- Hold the corn by the bamboo skewer and spread the Central American sour cream over it, covering as much as you can.
- Sprinkle the queso seco over the corn and let it stick on the Central American sour cream. You can use cotija cheese if you can't find queso seco.
- If you like spicy food, add a bit of chile piquín. I like it better this way.
- Finish with a bit of lime juice, and enjoy your Elote Loco Catracho!
Elote Loco Salvadoreño (Salvadoran Crazy Corn)
- Hold the corn by the bamboo skewer and spread the mayo over it, covering as much as you can.
- Toss with ketchup and mustard. Then, add Salvadoran Salsa Negra (if you can't find it, I used Worcestershire Sauce instead)
- Cover the corn with "duro blando" cheese.
- I like spicy food, so I added a bit of chile piquín but it's optional!
- Finish with a bit of lime juice, and enjoy your Elote Loco Salvadoreño!
Video
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