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Mexican Street Corn-inspired Dip

Mexican Street Corn-inspired Dip

Mexican Street Corn Dip

September 12, 2017
: 6-8
: 25 min
: 25 min

My twist on the street classic, in dip form. Great appetizer for a summer BBQ although it's pretty tempting to eat the whole thing yourself!

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Ingredients
  • 4 cooked ears of corn, kernels cut off or 1 16 oz can of sweet corn, drained
  • 2 TBSP unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup whipped cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup Feta cheese, or Cojita if you have it
  • 1/4 tsp Mexican chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 TBSP chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
  • Step 1 Melt butter in a skilled over medium high heat, add corn and stir
  • Step 2 Let cook for 5-10 minutes until the corn starts to char and pop. My corn popped so much it landed in my hair!
  • Step 3 Let the corn cool while you prepare the base of the dip. Blend together mayo, cream cheese & Feta.  Add the spices and stir.
  • Step 4 Add the corn and cilantro and stir until fully blended.
  • Step 5 Dip can be served cold or hot.

I admit, this is a strange problem to have, but what does one do with leftover corn on the cob? Throw the corn in a salad, bake it into cornbread, or – in our case – make up a new dip recipe! Living in NYC, I discovered that Mexican street corn is a staple at basically every street fair in NYC. We’ve made our own version of it a handful of times over the years for BBQ nights, but it never struck me as something I could “deconstruct” into a dip until now. I’m glad I found the inspiration to so, because this dip was a hit!

Charring the corn in a skillet first was a great way to give the dip some extra oomph. Smoked paprika was also my personal twist on it and I think it really added a smokiness that was key.

 

 

 

There are some things I might tweak next time (for one, fresh cilantro would definitely have been a value add for that pop of freshness and color contrast), but I think it was a pretty solid first effort.

 

 

Curious to hear what our followers think of it too. Dig in!

 

 


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