Street Corn Pudding

Updated Oct. 11, 2023

Street Corn Pudding
Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour 25 minutes
Rating
4(722)
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At Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin, Texas, you’ll find what you’d expect to find at a traditional Texas barbecue restaurant, including smoked brisket, sausage and potato salad. You’ll also find dishes inspired by co-owner Ernest Servantes’ childhood in Uvalde, west of San Antonio, like menudo, barbacoa tacos and this elotes-flavored corn pudding, one of the restaurant’s most popular side dishes. “It’s like Mexican street corn and cornbread had a baby,” Mr. Servantes said. Don’t worry if the finished pudding has a few cracks in the top — it will still be moist and light within. —Brett Anderson and Genevieve Ko

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Ingredients

Yield:8 to 10 servings
  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 1large or 2 medium jalapeños
  • 1(8.5-ounce) box cornbread or corn muffin mix
  • 1(14.75-ounce) can creamed corn, not drained
  • 1(14.75- to 15-ounce) can whole kernel corn, rinsed
  • ½cup salted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 2large eggs, beaten
  • 1cup sour cream
  • ¼cup milk
  • Crema, Tajín and crumbled queso fresco, for serving (see Tip)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (10 servings)

316 calories; 20 grams fat; 10 grams saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 30 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 7 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 495 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square (2-quart) baking or casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. Step 2

    Roast the jalapeños on a baking sheet until slightly tender, about 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut off the stems and, if you want a milder pudding, discard the seeds. Dice the jalapeños.

  3. Step 3

    In a large bowl, mix together the cornbread mix, creamed corn, corn kernels, butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream, milk and diced jalapeños until combined. Don’t overmix. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.

  4. Step 4

    Bake until golden brown and gently set in the center, 55 to 65 minutes.

  5. Step 5

    Top with the crema, Tajín and queso fresco. Serve hot.

Tip
  • Crema, Tajín and queso fresco are available in supermarkets and Mexican groceries. If you can’t find crema, you can mix sour cream with milk until it’s thin enough to drizzle. You can swap queso fresco for another fresh cheese, such as a mild feta cheese.

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Don't use a mix, cornbread is easy and you only need the dry ingredients: 1 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup flour, corn flour or masa harina (tasty and gluten free) 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt You can skip the salt if using canned corn instead of fresh.

This recipe is a 'jalapeno-ized' classic Midwestern corn pudding, but it misses the spirit of elotes or esquites. It needs roasted corn - not canned corn - for a bit of smokiness. It needs cotija cheese, Tajin Classico Seasoning (chili powder + lime + sea salt) & garlic powder mixed with the corn - not just a garnish on top please. The "sauce" is made of mayonnaise and crema or sour cream/yogurt. Sugar isn't needed. You can sub poblano peppers for jalapenos.

If you prefer not to use canned creamed corn, here's my creamed corn hack for my Thanksgiving Corn Casserole. 2 cups Corn (preferably fresh but frozen is fine) 1 cup Milk (I usually use 1% or 2%, haven't tried Almond or Oat) 1 Tablespoon Honey 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt (or more to taste) 1 Teaspoon Ground Black Pepepr (or more to taste) Add milk, 1 cup corn, honey, salt & pepper in blender & blend for 1 minute. Pour into bowl & add remaining 1 cup of corn kernals. It's a tiny bit more than a can

This is delicious. Used only half the butter, no sugar. Only had 3/4 c sour cream so 1/2 c milk. Jiff mix. No jalapeños so chili powder instead. Sprinkled top w Parmesan cheese before baking. How on earth does this feed 8-10?!? We were just 6 and there were no seconds available, to our sorrow

Add tajin and crumbled cojita cheese to batter with roasted poblanos

I felt like it needed something so I added a tablespoon of lime zest and a squeeze of half a smallish lime to this mixture before cooking. You could also add it to the creama at the end too- DELICIOUS.

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Recipe from Ernest Servantes

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