Mexican street corn pizza
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cooking Time:
12 minutes
Servings:
4
Elote, also known as Mexican street corn, is grilled corn on the cob slathered with an irresistibly salty-tangy mix of mayonnaise, sour cream, cotija cheese, lime juice, and chile powder. The addition of cilantro and a poblano chile turns them into another hand-held treat: pizza.
If you don't have a pizza stone, don't worry, you can still get a crisp crust. Preheat a 13- x 9-inch sheet pan (not a cookie sheet) in the oven. After it preheats, coat the pan evenly with cooking spray, then sprinkle it with cornmeal before adding the pizza dough.
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Ingredients
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3 ears fresh corn, shucked
1 small poblano chile
1 pound fresh prepared pizza dough
All-purpose flour, for work surface
1 tablespoon cornmeal
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)
1 1/2 ounces Cotija cheese, crumbled (1/3 cup)
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
Lime wedges
Directions
Preheat pizza stone, and grill corn:
Place pizza stone in oven. Preheat oven to 500°F. Heat a grill pan over high; coat with cooking spray. Add corn and poblano to pan. Cook, turning occasionally, until charred, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes. Cut kernels from corn cobs; discard cobs. Chop poblano, discarding stem and seeds.
Roll out pizza dough, top pizza, bake:
Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a 14-inch circle. Scatter cornmeal on preheated pizza stone. Transfer dough to stone. Prick dough liberally with a fork. Brush with oil. Top with mozzarella, leaving a 1-inch border. Top with corn and poblano; then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 500°F until cheese is bubbly and crust is golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
Make sour cream mixture:
Meanwhile, stir together sour cream and lime juice.
Drizzle sour cream mixture, and serve:
Remove pizza from oven. Drizzle evenly with sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with Cotija, cilantro, and paprika. Slice and serve with lime wedges.
