Name: Corn in a Cup (Elote en Vaso)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Corn, shucked and kernels removed - 10 ears; Butter - 1 ¼ cups; Lime juice - 2 ½ cups; Crema Mexicana (Mexican cream) - 2 ½ cups; Chili powder, or to taste - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Salt to taste - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Crumbled Cotija cheese - 1 ¼ cups; Hot pepper sauce (Optional) - 10 dashes; Fresh lime - 10 wedges

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Corn in a Cup (Elote en Vaso)

1. Corn, shucked and kernels removed - 10 ears

2. Butter - 1 ¼ cups

3. Lime juice - 2 ½ cups

4. Crema Mexicana (Mexican cream) - 2 ½ cups

5. Chili powder, or to taste - 1 ¼ teaspoons

6. Salt to taste - 1 ¼ teaspoons

7. Crumbled Cotija cheese - 1 ¼ cups

8. Hot pepper sauce (Optional) - 10 dashes

9. Fresh lime - 10 wedges

How to cook deliciously - Corn in a Cup (Elote en Vaso)

1. Stage

Place corn kernels in a saucepan and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and return corn to the saucepan to dry. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Spoon 3/4 cup corn into each of 10 serving bowls. Stir 2 tablespoons butter into each bowl until melted. Mix 1/4 cup lime juice and 1/4 cup crema Mexicana into each bowl. Sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon chili powder on top and season with salt. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Top each serving with 2 tablespoons cotija cheese, a dash of hot sauce, and a lime wedge. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS