Recipe: Perfect Mexican Corn Cakes with Green Chili Sauce

Mexican Corn Cakes with Green Chili Sauce. Built with waffles that are flavored with corn and green chilis, and crunchy buttermilk-soaked and cornmeal-coated fried chicken, this mashup is going to blow you away. You won't miss your usual fried chicken and waffles once you try this Mexican-inspired version. The golden brown cakes are a subtly spicy base for a hearty topping of chicken and carrots spiced with seasonings like ancho chile powder, smoked To make these soft, warm cakes—inspired by sopes, a staple of Mexican cuisine—two kinds of pickled peppers are cooked into our cornmeal-based batter.

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Ingredients of Mexican Corn Cakes with Green Chili Sauce

1. Prepare of masa flour.
2. You need of all purpose flour.
3. It's of baking powder.
4. Prepare of salt & pepper.
5. You need of warm water.
6. It's of corn kernels (1 can- 15 1/4 oz.) drained.
7. Prepare of queso fresco cheese.
8. You need of green onions, chopped.
9. Prepare of chopped cilantro.
10. Prepare of ground comino.
11. It's of finely diced onions.
12. It's of garlic, minced.
13. Prepare of butter.
14. You need of Green Chili Cheese Sauce.
15. You need of butter.
16. It's of flour.
17. Prepare of chicken broth.
18. It's of (4 oz)chopped green chilies.
19. It's of sour cream.
20. It's of shredded monterey jack cheese.
21. Prepare of salt.

Chargrilled (or cooked on stovetop) then slathered in a chipotle adobo mayo It took a few goes, making a sauce with punchy enough flavours to compliment rather than being drowned out the strong smoky char grilled flavours. Generously brush corn with melted butter and ancho-lime mayonnaise until kernels are coated. I used chili powder and a bit of red pepper flakes instead of the ancho chili pepper powder. These mexican corn cakes are delicious and vegan.

Mexican Corn Cakes with Green Chili Sauce instructions

1. Mix masa, flour, baking soda, salt & pepper and ground comino. Stir. Mix in corn, cilantro and queso fresco cheese. Set aside..
2. Heat 3 tbsp butter in a small skillet and saute onions and garlic until golden brown..
3. Add onions & garlic to corn mixture..
4. Slowly add warm water to the corn mixture until mixed and dough holds together..
5. Heat skillet over medium heat with 1/4 cup vegetable oil..
6. Shape dough into patties about 1/2" thick. Add to skillet and brown on both sides about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels..
7. **Green Chili Sauce**.
8. In a medium saucepan melt butter. Add flour and whisk until incorporated to make a roux..
9. Slowly pour in chicken stock and continue to stir..
10. Add green chilies, sour cream and monterey jack cheese. Continue to stir until thick. Remove from heat..
11. Spoon over corn cakes and garnish with cayenne pepper for a spicy kick. Enjoy!.

Try adding poached eggs as well for a delicious and hearty dinner or brunch. Top these delicious Mexican corn cakes with salsa, avocado and poached eggs for a great dinner. The cakes come out crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside. This Mexican street corn features fresh corn grilled for a light char, then topped with a cilantro mayo, salty Cotija cheese, and chili powder. It should be nice and bright green.