Monday, August 24, 2020

Mexican street corn - My way

Mexican street corn



During the summer we love to eat corn on the cob and we really enjoy Mexican street corn. We often have my mom eating with us and she can't eat corn on the cob anymore, but enjoys the corn. This is how I make our Mexican street corn so she can enjoy it too. You can make it on the stove top or the grill. The grill adds a bit more smokey flavor to it. 



Ingredients:

  • Frozen corn - 1 bag
  • mayonnaise - 1/4 cup
  • Chili powder - 2 tsp
  • Paprika - 1 tbls
  • salt - pinch
  • Pepper- 1/4 tsp
  • Cojita cheese
  • Sometimes BBQ rub - to taste
Start to cook the corn in a pan on the stove top or a foil lined (especially if the basket has large holes in it) veggie basket on the grill. You can get it going in the microwave and then transfer it to either pan too. Stir it often so it doesn't burn. 
Grilling Mexican street corn.

Once it is no longer frozen add the mayonnaise and stir the corn so the mayonnaise coats the kernels. I also add the salt and pepper at this time. You can let it sit on the heat for a bit and cook. I like to get some charred kernels when I do it on the grill. I like the flavor of the roasted corn. 

Once it is heated all the way through add the chili powder and paprika (and rub if you like) and stir it all up to mix the spices through the corn. Let it continue to sit and cook for a few minutes more. 

Add some cojita cheese and stir it again to mix the cheese into the corn. Remove from the heat and put into a bowl to serve. Top it with some more cheese and cilantro, if you like cilantro and serve. 

I find this is a great side for just about anything I cook on the grill. Pork loin, hamburgers, pulled pork, brisket... anything really. If you have left over pork or brisket and make tacos with them, the corn is really good in the tacos or on the side. 


Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Review: Kingsford 100% Pure Premium Hardwood Pellets

Product: Kingsford 100% Pure Premium Hardwood Pellets
Company: Kingsford
Price: 10lb bag $11.99 | 20lb bag $18.99

Kingsford contacted me and asked if I would be interested in reviewing their new wood pellets they are bringing to market. Of course, I said yes. I use a Louisiana Grill for most of my cooking now and have competed with it. It's a great cooker and I love that I can set it and "leave" it. Lately though I've been noticing certain pellets tend to back up the auger and cause fire in the hopper, which is very bad. So I was hoping that the Kingsford ones might be another alternative.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Review: Grill Pinz

 Creator: Dan Cranston
Facebook
Kickstarter
Price: $13+

Grill Pinz are a cool new grilling product from Dan Cranston. He is kicking of a Kickstarter this month to be able to produce these stainless steel cooking Pinz. They are ideally built for grilling but can be used in the oven or where ever you need to hold food together while cooking it. They take the place of toothpicks.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

iGrill Mini Review






Product: iGrill Mini
Company: Weber
Price: @$50

About two years ago I purchased an iGrill mini. This past Christmas I revived another as a gift. . The igrill mini is a little Bluetooth thermometer that talks directly to your mobile devices and lets you track your cook my temperatures from anywhere on the house. I love them. 

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Review: The Beast


Name: The Beast
Location: Paris, France
Price: $$$
Hours: Closed Monday and Sunday; Tuesday- Saturday 12:00PM - 2:30PM, 7:00PM - 11:00PM

In May I had the opportunity to go to Paris, France for work. While I was there I took advantage of the opportunity to see if there were any BBQ joints there. I found two and was able to go to one and try it. It was worth the walk.