Calabacitas Con Elote (Zucchini With Corn) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1/4 cup chopped onion
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 pound zucchini, sliced
    3 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
    1 fresh poblano chile pepper - seeded, deveined, and chopped
    salt and black pepper to taste
    1/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese
Preparation
    Place the corn in a saucepan with enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
    Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Mix the zucchini and tomato into the onion and garlic; cook together 5 minutes. Stir the corn kernels into the mixture; add the poblano pepper. Season with salt and pepper; stir. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until the zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the cotija cheese to serve.

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