These traditional corn cakes are sold on the streets of Colombia. Some people prefer to eat them alone with butter and cheese but they are also delicious as a side dish to chorizos or other fried meats. If you don’t want to use the husks for wrapping, just use aluminum foil.
Enjoy it!
Ingredients
(4-6 Cakes)
9 fresh ears corn with the husk
2 cups grated cheese (mozzarella, queso fresco or farmer cheese)
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Directions
1. Remove husks and save for wrapping.
2. Cut the corn kernels off the cob. Place the corn, butter, eggs, sugar, salt and 1 cup of cheese in a food processor. Mix until smooth consistency.
3. For each cake arrange 2 corn husks on a work surface. Divide the corn mixture evenly and place in the center of the husks.
4. Roll the corn husks so that the filling is completely enclosed. Twist and tie the ends.
5. Have a pot with water ready for steaming. Steam the cakes, covered, in a basket for 1 hour.
6. Serve with grated cheese on top.
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I will have to try these next time I grill out!
These corn cakes sound terrific, I like them wrapped up, very neat!
oooh! I just bought some chorizos over the weekend and was wondering what to serve as a side! this will be great
that looks wonderful!!!
I just need to get me to a grill, these look incredible
This is an incredible idea to use the husks in this way. So creative! We see corn vendors at the streets of Turkey, but they either boil or grill it as a whole. This is a great twist! I love Colombian style!
Thank you all so much for visiting!
It looks delicious it’s a must try for sure.
It looks so delicious !
Here ( Brazil ) we have a similar wrapped corn recipe called ” pamonha ” but it’s sweet .
Erica, another great post! Thanks for this. This seems so easy and yummy to make. Thanks for sharing!
I just wanted to tell you that I made this last night….and LOVED it! I had to use the aluminum foil (cuz I ended up using frozen corn since I didn’t have fresh corn on hand, although I’m sure it would taste a lot better with fresh corn) and it was so easy and so tasty!
I know it’s been a while! I’ve check through all the missed out recipes, they look absolutely gorgeous and delicious especially this one here! Really mouthwatering…
Thank you everyone for the comments!
Yummy! It seems so delicious. Perfect recipe for any party time. I will make it at this upcoming kitty party.