Elote potato salad
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Read about sweet corn in the BrightCulinary Book
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- 4 lb baby Yukons
Cut about four pounds of baby Yukon potatoes in half.
- salt
- vinegar
Add them to a pot of water that has been heavily salted and given a splash of vinegar.
- 3 whole sweet corn
- oil
Bring to a boil and hold it 10 to 12 minutes until the potatoes are tender throughout, then spread them on a rimmed baking sheet to cool completely.
Toss three ears of sweet corn with a little oil and blast them on the preheated grill over high heat 10 to 15 minutes until well charred and cooked through, then cool completely.
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 whole lime
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Whisk half a cup each of sour cream and mayonnaise with an optional half teaspoon of cayenne, the juice of one lime and a teaspoon each of kosher salt and black pepper.
- ½ whole red onion
- cilantro
Add half a large chopped red onion, the charred kernels sliced off the cobs and chopped cilantro.
- ½ cup cotija cheese
Add the cooled potatoes and about half a cup of crumbled cotija, mix thoroughly, taste for seasoning, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.