From Cookie and Kate
Esquites
- Time
- 20 min
- Makes
- 4
- Ingredients
- 11
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 ½ cups corn kernels (16 ounces frozen or from about 5 fresh cobs)
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- 2 medium cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- ¼ cup mayonnaise*
- 1 medium finely chopped jalapeño, optional
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus extra lime wedges for garnish
- 1 teaspoon chili powder, plus more for sprinkling
- Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional, for extra heat)
- ¼ cup finely grated Cotija cheese**, plus more for sprinkling
- ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
Nutrition · per serving
- Calories
- 283 kcal
- Fat
- 20.7 g
- Fiber
- 2.7 g
- Sugar
- 7.4 g
- Sodium
- 518.8 mg
- Protein
- 5.5 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
- Cholesterol
- 37.8 mg
- Carbohydrate
- 23 g
- Saturated fat
- 6.3 g
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