Elote (corn on the cob with mayo, cheese & chilli)

Ingredients

• 4 corn on the cob
• parmesan cheese – grated – 2 tablespoons
• mayonnaise – 3 tablespoons
• 1 lime
• sweet paprika – ½t teaspoon
• chilli powder – to taste
• sea salt
• plus 4 wooden skewers

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Preparation

• Strip down your corn cobs (assuming they are leaf-clad) and cook in boiling salted water for 10 minutes, or until done.
• Meanwhile mix together the mayonnaise with half the lime juice and spread on a plate.
• Mix together the cheese, paprika and chilli and spread out on another plate.
• When the sweetcorn is ready, remove from the water, dry with a clean tea towel and ‘skewer with a skewer’.
• First roll your cobs in the mayonnaise and then the cheese ensuring they are coated thoroughly.
• Sprinkle with a little more sea salt and paprika.
• Serve immediately with a wedge of lime.