elotes • grilled mexican street corn

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup crema (substitute sour cream)
• 1 clove garlic, pressed
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (substitute ancho chili powder or guajillo chili powder), plus more to garnish
• 1/4 teaspoon ground Himalayan pink salt, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste (I always use mixed peppercorns)
• 1/2 cup cotija cheese, crumbled
• 4 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped and divided
• canola oil, as needed to oil grates
• 4 large ears corn
• 4 large lime wedges, for serving