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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Appetizers and Snacks » Colombian-style Wrapped Corn Cakes (envueltos De Chocolo)

    Colombian-Style Wrapped Corn Cakes (Envueltos de Chocolo)

    Aug 31, 2009 · Modified: Mar 30, 2023 by Erica Dinho · 21 Comments

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    The Colombian corn cakes are absolutely delicious. Perfect for snack, side dish or a meatless main dish.

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    These traditional Colombian corn cakes or Envueltos de Choclo or Chócolo 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.

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    Colombian-Style Wrapped Corn Cakes Recipe

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 21 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 335 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 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

    Instructions
     

    • Remove husks and save for wrapping.
    • 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.
    • For each cake arrange 2 corn husks on a work surface. Divide the corn mixture evenly and place in the center of the husks.
    • Roll the corn husks so that the filling is completely enclosed. Twist and tie the ends.
    • Have a pot with water ready for steaming. Steam the cakes, covered, in a basket for 1 hour.
    • Serve with grated cheese on top.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 335kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 17gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 1030mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 941IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 422mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword envuelto de chocolo, envuelto de mazorca
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    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Felisha

      August 31, 2009 at 9:24 am

      5 stars
      I will have to try these next time I grill out!

      Reply
    2. Danielle

      August 31, 2009 at 12:40 pm

      5 stars
      oooh! I just bought some chorizos over the weekend and was wondering what to serve as a side! this will be great 🙂

      Reply
    3. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

      August 31, 2009 at 12:26 pm

      5 stars
      These corn cakes sound terrific, I like them wrapped up, very neat!

      Reply
    4. Sarah Naveen

      August 31, 2009 at 2:57 pm

      5 stars
      that looks wonderful!!!

      Reply
    5. Oysterculture

      August 31, 2009 at 5:01 pm

      5 stars
      I just need to get me to a grill, these look incredible

      Reply
    6. zerrin

      August 31, 2009 at 7:39 pm

      5 stars
      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!

      Reply
    7. Erica

      September 01, 2009 at 7:07 am

      5 stars
      Thank you all so much for visiting!

      Reply
    8. Anna

      September 01, 2009 at 11:24 am

      5 stars
      It looks delicious it's a must try for sure.

      Reply
    9. Claudia Medeiros

      September 02, 2009 at 8:29 am

      5 stars
      It looks so delicious !
      Here ( Brazil ) we have a similar wrapped corn recipe called " pamonha " but it's sweet .

      Reply
    10. Diana

      September 03, 2009 at 6:50 am

      5 stars
      Erica, another great post! Thanks for this. This seems so easy and yummy to make. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    11. Danielle

      September 04, 2009 at 3:09 pm

      5 stars
      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!

      Reply
    12. kristy

      September 07, 2009 at 10:12 am

      5 stars
      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...

      Reply
    13. Erica

      September 07, 2009 at 5:47 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you everyone for the comments!

      Reply
    14. ds r4

      February 05, 2010 at 7:55 am

      5 stars
      Yummy! It seems so delicious. Perfect recipe for any party time. I will make it at this upcoming kitty party.

      Reply
    15. Ruby

      July 22, 2013 at 3:39 pm

      5 stars
      Erica, this recipe is not the same from the coast. I'm from Cartagena and the bollos de mazorca that are sold in the streets and that people buy for breakfast do not have the cheese or in it. I'm trying to make them and I even bought a Corona Molino, like those that our grandmothers used. Hope you can come up with the recipe for these, since I'm just experimenting. I would also like people to comment more about how their recipes came out when they prepared it, and not about how delicious they look.

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        July 22, 2013 at 4:20 pm

        5 stars
        Hi Ruby,

        I am going to post the recipe for "Bollos de Mazorca"from the Atlantic Coast next week. This is a different recipe from the Andean region and they have cheese.

        Reply
        • Ruby

          July 22, 2013 at 5:29 pm

          5 stars
          Thank you Erica!!!!!!!!! I'm very happy you'll be posting the recipe. I have tried on my own and it's not working for me :(.

          Reply
        • Hernan

          April 27, 2021 at 10:43 am

          5 stars
          I'm from Bogotá and when my Abuelita and Mama prepared never used cheese. The recipe was total different that you post here.
          Actually they used raisins.

          Reply
          • Erica Dinho

            April 27, 2021 at 11:25 am

            5 stars
            There are different variations. Some people add guava paste.

            Reply
    16. wafula mathias

      December 02, 2014 at 1:23 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you so much for enriching food diet. i was used to simple foods ugali (Maize flour mixed with water and cooked) with vegetables.
      Good nite

      Reply
    17. Tom

      April 01, 2015 at 11:59 am

      5 stars
      My wife is Colombian- we have purchased these from a friend to have with Easter dinner every year (my family loves this stuff) and this year we're going to make our own. I like them with raisins too, so we'll probably make some of both. We'll let you know how they turn out!

      Reply

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