Mexican corn with cilantro, chipotle & Parmesan cheese #180

Mexican corn is quite a new discovery for me but I fell in love at first bite. I have never had it in Mexico but got to try some in California this summer and have been trying to reproduce the same experience here in Sweden since then. 

I can´t say I´ve come close enough to what I had in California but it still is a great tasting corn. Luckily we are in the middle of the season for fresh corn here so there are plenty to get in the stores for everyone to enjoy.

I parboil the corn and then brush it with a little bit of oil, grill it and then smear it with a combination of mayonnaise, sour cream and cilantro and then grate Parmesan cheese and sprinkle a little bit of salt and ground chipotle on top. Serve some lime wedges on the side. This is my version of Mexican so far, hope you´ll like it!

Mexican corn with cilantro, chipotle & Parmesan cheese

fresh corn

vegetable oil

mayonnaise

sour cream

fresh cilantro

lime

ground chipotle

salt

Parmesan cheese

Remove the outer leafs of the corn and then parboil for half a minute, brush with vegetable oil and a little bit of salt and then grill on high heat. Combine equal parts sour cream and mayonnaise and add chopped cilantro and a pinch of salt. 

Once the corn is grilled smear it with the cream and put on a plate and then grate Parmesan cheese on top. Chop some more cilantro and add with some ground chipotle on top. Serve warm with lime wedges on the side, good luck!

Popcorn with chili butter and lime #152

Popcorn may not be your average tapas dish but I think it´s really fun way to change things up when serving some tapas before dinner or during drinks. I usually do my popcorn the traditional way but this recipe can also be made using microwave popcorn but then get some without butter flavor since you will be adding actual butter there´s no need to sabotage it with the artificial (yet sometimes tasty) flavor of fake butter.

I use cayenne pepper and some chili flakes for seasoning my butter but you can of course change it to any kind you´ll like. For the lime flavor I only use some lime zest because it gives the butter a great taste and if you were to add lime juice it´s always a risk that it will make some of the popcorn get soggy.

Popcorn with chili butter and lime

popcorn corn
vegetable oil
butter
cayenne pepper
chili flakes
lime zest
salt

Start with making the butter, melt butter in a pan and add the cayenne and chili flakes and turn up the heat until it´s starting to brown. Remove the butter from the heat and add the lemon zest. Season the butter with salt and taste.

Pop the popcorn in vegetable oil the normal way, as soon as they´re popped then add the butter and give the popcorn a good shake to make sure they all get a little bit of butter on them. Serve immediately.

Grilled corn on the cob with chili & parsley # 32

Grilled corn on the cob with chili & parsley

Corn
Chili
Parsley
Butter
Oil
Salt, pepper

Cut each cob in 2-3 pieces, toss in some oil and then grill on each side until done. Melt some butter and add the chopped parsley, chili, salt and pepper. Add the corn and toss in the butter.