Sides

Classic Esquites

Name: Classic Esquites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 56 min
Total time: 66 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 3 onions; 360 g (12.7 oz) butter; 7 dried chiles de arbol; 5 kg (11 lb) corn kernels; 1/4 cup chicken bouillon powder; 12 l (50 cups) chicken broth; 1 epazote bunch; mayonnaise, crumbled queso panela, chile piquin, lime and green chile, to serve

Corn kernels sauté in butter before simmering slowly in a well-seasoned chicken broth scented with epazote, the way esquites are made at the corn cart. Serve it warm in a cup topped with mayonnaise, cheese, lime and chile, or in a bowl without the broth.

In brief Classic Esquites is a sides recipe cooked in the Tupperware Extra Chef. It takes 66 minutes in total and serves 20 servings.

Total time: 66 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 56 min

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Ingredients

20servings

3 onions
360 g (12.7 oz) butter
7 dried chiles de arbol
5 kg (11 lb) corn kernels
1/4 cup chicken bouillon powder
12 l (50 cups) chicken broth
1 epazote bunch
mayonnaise, crumbled queso panela, chile piquin, lime and green chile, to serve

Method

Finely chop the onion in batches in the Tupperware Extra Chef.
Melt the butter in the Tupperware cookware and saute the onion until translucent.
Add the corn kernels and, if you like, sliced chiles de arbol, and saute for 6 minutes.
Pour in the chicken broth, bouillon and epazote, cover and simmer over medium heat for 50 minutes.
Serve without the broth in a bowl topped with green chile to taste, or the classic way in a cup with broth, lime juice, mayonnaise, cheese and chile.