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Grilled Mexican Corn with Chipotle Adobo Sauce (Mexicano Restaurant Copycat)
Grilled Mexican Corn with Chipotle Adobo Sauce (Mexicano Restaurant Copycat) brings together chipotle peppers in adobo, mayonnaise, and sour cream. Read the grill setup before starting the food. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Cooking method
- Grilling
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
A few quick notes
1. Have the grill ready for its turn
Read the grill setup before starting the food. Keep the recipe’s heat and turning instructions together, so the handoff from preparation to cooking is straightforward.
2. Leave room for the cooling step
The cooling step comes before another part of the finish. Set the food aside as the method directs and keep that pause in mind before cutting, coating or putting the final parts together.
3. Get the blending equipment ready
There is a blending step in this method. Set up the appliance called for and follow its instructions along with the recipe, including any cooling or handling directions before blending.
Get to know the ingredients
Chipotle peppers in adobo
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the Chipotle Adobo Mayo ingredients in a small food processor and blend until smooth. (Note 3)
Mayonnaise
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the Chipotle Adobo Mayo ingredients in a small food processor and blend until smooth. (Note 3)
Sour cream
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the Chipotle Adobo Mayo ingredients in a small food processor and blend until smooth. (Note 3)
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Sprinkle with a pinch of ancho chili powder, and serve with lime wedges on the side. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the food processor, grill, pot, and skillet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place the Chipotle Adobo Mayo ingredients in a small food processor and blend until smooth. (Note 3)
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the grill setup before starting the food. Keep the recipe’s heat and turning instructions together, so the handoff from preparation to cooking is straightforward.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Grill corn for around 8 minutes, or until charred all over and cooked through.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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