Elote Style Cream Corn with Crab
Elote Style Cream Corn with Crab
Inspired by Mexican street corn, this creamy side gets spicy kick that's complemented by succulent crab.
- Total Time45 Minutes
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Yield
8 servings
- DifficultySimple

Submitted by
Vitamix
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pound 680 g sweet corn, kernels
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter [or vegan margarine]
- 1 medium 230 g yellow onion, peeled, diced
- 1 15 g garlic clove, peeled, minced
- 1 small 40 g jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, diced
- 2 Tablespoons 30 g mayonnaise [or vegan mayonnaise]
- ½ cup 120 ml heavy cream [or cashew cream]
- 4 ounces 113 g cheese, cotija, grated
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 ½ Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons 20 g lime zest
- ¼ cup 60 ml cold water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, optional / to taste
- ¼ cup 14 g fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- ½ pound 245 g lump crabmeat
- 1 ½ pound 680 g sweet corn, kernels
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter [or vegan margarine]
- 1 medium 230 g yellow onion, peeled, diced
- 1 15 g garlic clove, peeled, minced
- 1 small 40 g jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, diced
- 2 Tablespoons 30 g mayonnaise [or vegan mayonnaise]
- ½ cup 120 ml heavy cream [or cashew cream]
- 4 ounces 113 g cheese, cotija, grated
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 ½ Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons 20 g lime zest
- ¼ cup 60 ml cold water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, optional / to taste
- ¼ cup 14 g fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- ½ pound 245 g lump crabmeat
- 1 ½ pound 680 g sweet corn, kernels
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter [or vegan margarine]
- 1 medium 230 g yellow onion, peeled, diced
- 1 15 g garlic clove, peeled, minced
- 1 small 40 g jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, diced
- 2 Tablespoons 30 g mayonnaise [or vegan mayonnaise]
- ½ cup 120 ml heavy cream [or cashew cream]
- 4 ounces 113 g cheese, cotija, grated
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 ½ Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons 20 g lime zest
- ¼ cup 60 ml cold water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, optional / to taste
- ¼ cup 14 g fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- ½ pound 245 g lump crabmeat
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Directions
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- Heat medium-sized stock pot over medium-low heat. Add butter and allow to melt. Add onion, garlic, jalapeño, and a pinch or two of salt if using. Gently sweat until vegetables are tender.
- Add corn and mix well, allow mixture to heat through. Add chili powder and mix well, heat until spice is fragrant. Add mayonnaise, cream, and water. Mix to combine. Remove from heat.
- Place about 1 cup of mixture into the Vitamix container and secure the lid. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 20–30 second until smooth and creamy. Use the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades if necessary.
- Return blended mixture to stock pot and mix in. Add crab meat, lime zest, 1 tablespoon of lime juice and fold in to combine. Taste adjusting seasoning with remaining salt and lime juice if necessary. Pour into serving bowl and garnish with chopped cilantro.
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- Heat medium-sized stock pot over medium-low heat. Add butter and allow to melt. Add onion, garlic, jalapeño, and a pinch or two of salt if using. Gently sweat until vegetables are tender.
- Add corn and mix well, allow mixture to heat through. Add chili powder and mix well, heat until spice is fragrant. Add mayonnaise, cream, and water. Mix to combine. Remove from heat.
- Place about 1 cup of mixture into the Vitamix container and secure the lid. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 20–30 second until smooth and creamy. Use the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades if necessary.
- Return blended mixture to stock pot and mix in. Add crab meat, lime zest, 1 tablespoon of lime juice and fold in to combine. Taste adjusting seasoning with remaining salt and lime juice if necessary. Pour into serving bowl and garnish with chopped cilantro.
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- Heat medium-sized stock pot over medium-low heat. Add butter and allow to melt. Add onion, garlic, jalapeño, and a pinch or two of salt if using. Gently sweat until vegetables are tender.
- Add corn and mix well, allow mixture to heat through. Add chili powder and mix well, heat until spice is fragrant. Add mayonnaise, cream, and water. Mix to combine. Remove from heat.
- Place about 1 cup of mixture into the Vitamix container and secure the lid. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 20–30 second until smooth and creamy. Use the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades if necessary.
- Return blended mixture to stock pot and mix in. Add crab meat, lime zest, 1 tablespoon of lime juice and fold in to combine. Taste adjusting seasoning with remaining salt and lime juice if necessary. Pour into serving bowl and garnish with chopped cilantro.
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Nutrition
1
serving (197 g)
Calories
220
Total Fat
11g
Total Carbohydrate
22g
Dietary Fiber
3g
Sugars
10g
Protein
12g
Sodium
690g
Saturated Fat
6g
Chef's Note
- Easily make this recipe vegetarian or vegan with these great substitutions: Check out Vitamix.com recipes for Vegan Mayonnaise, Cashew Cream and Vegan Parmesan.
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