Best Corn Con Cotija Courtesy Of Martine Garcia Recipes

CREAMLESS CREAMED CORN

Steps:

• With a device called the Lee's Corn Cutter, remove the guard, place each ear of corn horizontally over a bowl and scrape the kernels. Set aside.
• Place the oil or melt the butter in a small sauté pan and sweat the jalapeño, onion and bell pepper. Add the corn and its milk. When about half the milk has boiled away, add the cilantro, salt and pepper and set aside until ready to serve.

CORN CON COTIJA (COURTESY OF MARTINE GARCIA)

Steps:

• The corn may be boiled, in which case remove the husks, place corn in a pot of rapidly boiling water and remove to a warm platter after 5 minutes. Then cover with a towel. Or it may be roasted, in which case remove the outer husk, brush the ears with cooking oil and place them beneath a preheated broiler and broil 3 inches from the heat source, turning from time to time, until the kernels begin to brown, about 15 minutes in all.
• When corn is cool enough to be handled, spread it with sour cream, then roll in grated cotija.

GRILLED CORN ON THE COB WITH CHILI-LIME BUTTER AND COTIJA CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a grill to medium-high heat. Grill the corn in their husks until the husks start to blacken, about 3 minutes per side.
• Mix together the butter, chili powder, cayenne pepper, lime juice and some salt and black pepper in a bowl until incorporated.
• Peel back the corn husks, leaving on to use as handles while eating. Rub the chili-lime butter all over the corn. Garnish with the cotija cheese.