Street corn

Our cookbook, Love Real Food, is here! This esquites recipe street corn easy to make and yields amazing results!

Esquites are Mexican street corn, served as salad. Also known as elote en vaso, esquites are typically served in little cups. Serve esquites as a snack or party appetizer! Also known as elote en vaso, esquites are an experience you’ll remember. Esquites are creamy, tangy, spicy, sweet and savory all at once. In other words, they’re completely irresistible. This elote recipe was the best recipe to come off our grill last summer, and I’m excited to share this stovetop variation with you.

Or, shuck fresh corn from the cob for your esquites. In Mexico, the corn for esquites is generally either boiled or sautéed. For the same reason that I love using grilled corn for elote, I love to sauté the corn until it turns nicely golden. Searing the corn brings out a savory edge that helps balance the corn’s inherent sweetness. Butter or olive oil We’ll cook the corn in a skillet with some melted unsalted butter or olive oil. I think the butter is totally worth it here, but you can use olive oil for a lighter dish.