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Mexican · Side

Budín de Elote

A soft, souffle-like corn pudding: fresh kernels puréed with milk, enriched with creamed butter and eggs and baked on a preheated tray. Serve it with tomato sauce or salted crème fraîche alongside meat or chicken.

  • YieldServes 4 to 5 from a 1-litre baking dish
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total1 h 2 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

For the dish

  • 1 tbspunsalted butter, for greasing
  • 2 tbsptoasted fine breadcrumbs, approximately

For the budín

  • 2 cupscorn kernels, from starchy field corn or ears picked a few days earlier (about 300 g)
  • 120 mlwhole milk
  • 5 tbspunsalted butter, softened
  • 3eggs
  • 1 tspsugar
  • 1 tspsea salt, or to taste

To serve

  • 1 cupcooked tomato sauce (salsa de jitomate), warmoptional
  • ¾ cupcrème fraîche, beaten with a little sea salt and freshly ground pepperoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Yeast
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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