Elote en Vaso (Corn in a Cup)

Elote en vaso is corn in a cup. These corn cups are delicious and savory corn snacks compacted into a small cup. The combination of the corn, mayonnaise, lime, and seasoning is a tasteful corn salad in a cup. A simple corn recipe to make at home for a special event or occasion. 

Elotes en vasos, also known as Esquites, are traditional corn in a cup street food from Mexico. It is a popular corn salad snack in Mexico that is often served in styrofoam cups. These corn cups are sold at an affordable price by street vendors. These corn in the cups are delicious, inexpensive, and easy to come by throughout the streets of Mexico. It is now becoming more popular throughout the United States, served in many Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurants throughout the states. 

Elote en vaso is a corn salad mixture in a cup. It is a layered cup with a combination of cream, corn, and crumbling cheese, then topped with chili powder. For elotes en vasos, either fresh or frozen corn are great options for this recipe. For cooking the corn, boiling and steaming are popular choices for this corn recipe. Sautéing is a great method for cooking the corn. This helps to preserve the texture and gives the corn a nice, sautéed flavor. 

Ingredient Details

Corn: frozen pack of sweet yellow cut corn; alternative fresh corn or canned corn 
Cooking oil: olive oil
Mayonnaise: real mayonnaise; alternative crema Mexicana
Lime: fresh lime; alternative lime juice 
Cheese: queso fresco crumbling cheese; alternative cotija cheese
Cilantro: fresh cilantro
Seasoning powder: chili powder; alternative Tajín seasoning or smoked paprika 

Instructions Details

Sauté the corn

Add sautéed corn and mayonnaise mixture to the cups. 

1. Add corn to the cup. 
2. Add the mayonnaise mixture.
3. Add corn.
4. Add the mayonnaise mixture.
5. Add crumbling cheese.
6. Add cilantro.
7. Add chili powder.
8. Mix the corn salad in the cup.

Ingredients

• 3 cups yellow corn
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 lime
• 1/3 cup crumbling cheese
• ¼ cup cilantro
• chili powder to taste

Instructions

Stovetop. Heat a skillet to low-medium heat setting. Once heated, add the olive oil. Then add the yellow corn. Sauté the corn for 10-15 minutes.

Mayonnaise mixture. In a bowl, add the mayonnaise and juice of half a lime. Mix the mayonnaise and lime juice.

Corn in a cup. Using small plastic clear cups, begin to layer the cup with the corn and mayonnaise mixture.

4th layer: add the corn to the bottom of the cup
3rd layer: add the mayonnaise mixture
2nd layer: add the corn
1st layer: add mayonnaise mixture

Toppings. Add the crumbling cheese and pieces of cilantro to each cup. Then sprinkle each cup with chili powder.

Garnish. Cut ½ lime into small wedges for garnish.