Directions

1. Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
2. Cut corn into quarters (rib-style).
3. Mix olive oil, salt, paprika, chipotle, garlic powder, pepper. Brush corn.
4. Air fry cut-side up, 10 min, flipping halfway.
5. Mix elote sauce.
6. Coat hot corn ribs with sauce, sprinkle Cotija & cilantro, serve with lime.

Notes

• Add more adobo or cayenne for spice.
• No air fryer? Bake at 425°F 15–20 min.
• Don’t skimp on Cotija—adds creamy saltiness.
• Use extra elote sauce for dipping.

Ingredients

For the Corn Ribs:

• 3 ears corn, husked
• ½ cup olive oil
• ½ tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ¼ tsp chipotle chili powder
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 3 tbsp Cotija cheese, crumbled
• 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
• Lime wedges

For the Elote Sauce:

• ⅓ cup mayo
• ¼ cup sour cream
• Juice + zest of ½ lime
• 1 tbsp chipotle chilies in adobo (finely chopped or sauce)
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp smoked paprika
• ¼ tsp black pepper