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Messy, cheesy, utterly delicious grilled corn

This undated photo provided by America's Test Kitchen in June 2019 shows Mexican Street Corn. This recipe appears in the cookbook "The New Essentials Cookbook." (Joe Keller/America's Test Kitchen via AP)

In Mexico, vendors sell this messy, cheesy, utterly delicious grilled corn from carts. To bring this street food to the home kitchen, we broiled the corn on the cob instead of heading out to the grill, first brushing it with oil to keep it from drying out.

Mayonnaise makes a good substitute for Mexican crema, especially when it’s dressed up with cilantro, garlic, lime, and chili powder.

Hard-to-find traditional Cotija cheese is great, but salty, crumbly feta is just as good. To keep it from crumbling right off the corn, we mixed it in with the mayonnaise before slathering the mixture all over the charred corn and broiling it for another few minutes.

MEXICAN STREET CORN

Servings: 6

Start to finish: 35 minutes

6 ears corn, husks and silk removed, stalks left intact

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 ounce feta cheese, crumbled (1/4 cup)

2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving

1 garlic clove, minced

1 teaspoon chili powder

Salt and pepper

Adjust oven rack 5 inches from broiler element and heat broiler. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Brush corn all over with oil and transfer to prepared sheet. Broil corn until well browned on 1 side, about 10 minutes. Flip corn and broil until well browned on opposite side, about 10 minutes longer.

Meanwhile, whisk mayonnaise, feta, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, chili powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in bowl until incorporated.

Remove corn from oven and brush evenly on all sides with mayonnaise mixture. (Reserve any extra mayonnaise mixture for serving.) Return corn to oven and broil, rotating frequently, until coating is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve corn with lime wedges and any extra reserved mayonnaise mixture.

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Nutrition information per serving: 253 calories; 178 calories from fat; 20 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 13 mg cholesterol; 285 mg sodium; 19 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 5 g protein.

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For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and product reviews, visit https://www.americastestkitchen.com. Find more recipes like Mexican Street Corn in “New Essentials .”

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America’s Test Kitchen provided this article to The Associated Press.

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