Elote Mexican Street Corn

371.  The other day we grilled ribs and rather than have plain buttered corn we made Elote or Mexican Street Corn.  If you've seen Nacho Libré, Elote corn shows up throughout the movie.  If you've seen the movie, you would remember Nacho's friend Esqueleto who loves Street Corn.  This is a funny scene from the movie:

I mean...corn is simple tasting and always benefits from butter and salt.  But this version brings corn on the cob to a new flavor level.  Lip smacking, juicy, pleasing, buttery, cheesy...yeah, you're going to love it.  We found an original recipe here Elote.
Some chefs like to roast the corn in the husk.  I like the char on the kernels so we roast the shucked corn.  You could place a wooden stick in one end of the cob for easy handling.

Roast the corn for 15 - 20 minutes.  Straight from the grill, rub with butter and Mexican Crema if you have it available or use Mayonnaise.

Next, roll in grated Parmesan Cheese, crumbled Oaxaca Cheese or crumbled Cotija Cheese, a dry Mexican cheese if available. And sprinkle lightly with sea salt, smoked paprika or smoked chili powder and chopped cilantro and squeeze lime over.

Get ready to hear the ooohhh's and ahhhh's at the table.  This corn is a crowd pleaser.  And did I say doable?  Add this recipe to your summer cookout menu.
Here is my recipe:

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"Surprise!  Get that corn outta my face!"  ~ Nacho, Nacho Libré

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