INGREDIENTS
4 ears of corn (husked)
2 tablespoon olive oil salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoon mayonnaise (I used vegan mayo)
⅓ cup sour cream or Mexican cream
1 ½ teaspoon cajun spice
1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
½ cup feta or cotija (crumbled)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon chipotle or chili powder (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Oil and spices. In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, half of the cajun spice, half of the paprika spice, garlic and onion powder, salt, pepper to taste. Place each cob on a piece of foil. Brush each corn generously with the mixture. Wrap in foil. It is fine if you have extra oil-spices mixture left, you can brush the corn later, right before brushing with the mayo sauce. Transfer the corn to the oven and bake for 30 minutes at 425 F. If you like the corn to be softer, remove it from the oven after 30 minutes, brush it with more oil-spice mixture and bake another 20-25 minutes. While cajun corn on the cob is baking, prepare the mayo sauce. In a medium bowl, mix mayo, sour cream, leftover cajun and paprika, lime juice (or squeeze it later directly on the corn as needed), salt, and pepper to taste. Take the corn out of the oven, let cool slightly and brush with leftover oil mixture (optional) and finally may mix all over the corn. (If you want to get the corn slightly charred without using a grill, a grill pan would be a great option here. Transfer the baked corn directly to a lightly greased grill pan and leave all the grill sides until the desired result, don’t overcook it though!). Top with crumbled feta or cotija cheese, chopped cilantro, cajun spice. Serve warm!
