Mexican Street Corn Fritters with Cilantro Crema
Mexican Street Corn Fitters with Cilantro Crema are full of fresh corn off the cob, cotija cheese, orange pepper, cilantro, chili powder, and cilantro. They are topped with a Cilantro Crema, and make an excellent appetizer for a Mexican meal. Tonight I served them as a side dish with steak fajitas, and everyone loved them.
The Equipment You’ll Need
- Two Baking Sheets- You’ll need these to bake your fritters on.
- Two bowls- A large mixing bowl to mix the fritter batter and a small bowl to mix the crema
The Ingredients You’ll Need for Mexican Street Corn Fritters with Cilantro Crema
- Fresh Corn on the Cob- You’ll need sweet summer corn for this recipe.
- Masa Harina- This is corn flour. If you don’t have it just substitute regular flour.
- Cotija Cheese- This is a Mexican cheese. If you can’t find it just substitute Parmesan cheese.
- Fresh Cilantro- This is in both the fritters and the crema.
- Orange Pepper- You can use a red, orange, or yellow pepper.
Mexican Street Corn Fritters with Cilantro Crema
Corn fritters full of cotija cheese and cilantro, topped with a chili and cilantro crema.
Ingredients
For the Mexican Street Corn Fritters:
- 4 ears corn, kernels removed
- 1 minced orange pepper
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup f;our
- 2 tbsp. masa harina
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. paprika
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbsp. minced cilantro
- 4 ounce cotija cheese, grated
For the Cilantro Crema:
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup minced cilantro
- 1 sliced scallion
- 2 tbsp. lime zest
- 2 tbsp. lime juice
- ½ tsp. chili powder
- 2 cloves minced garlic
Instructions
- For the Mexican Street Corn Fritters:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a third of a cup measuring cup, scoop up the corn mixture, packing it into the cup.
- Empty the cup of rice onto the sheet, and flatten it out into a three inch patty. Repeat with the next 11 cups of corn.
- Bake for 17 minutes and serve with Cilantro Crema.
For the Cilantro Crema:
- Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
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How I Made my Fritters
- First, I made the Crema by mixing together the sour cream, mayonnaise, cilantro, spices, garlic, lime juice, and lime zest.
- Next, I made the fritter batter. I stirred together the corn, eggs, flours, spices, orange pepper, garlic, cilantro, and cotija cheese.
- Next, I attempted to fry these fritters. But, I felt the oil made the corn too greasy.
- Then, I ended up baking the fritters and loved how they tasted!
Have you ever tried Mexican Street Corn? Mexican Street Corn is a popular snack food in Mexico. It’s roasted corn, coated in chipotle powder, cotija cheese, and mayonnaise. I thought it would be fun to flavor my fritters so that they had the same flavors as Mexican Street Corn. These Mexican Street Corn Fritters with Cilantro Crema are such a tasty addition to my Mexican food repertoire, and I know you’ll love them, too.
