Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 3 ears corn
  • husked and silks removed
  • 2 poblano peppers
  • 1 jalapeño or serrano pepper
  • One 8 ounce brick cream cheese
  • softened
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Salt
  • 1 ½ cups Monterey jack cheese
  • Chopped fresh cilantro
  • for serving
  • Wavy potato chips
  • for serving

Instruction

  • Preheat a grill to high
  • Once hot, add the corn, poblanos and jalapeño to the grates
  • Grill the corn, turning occasionally, until charred in spots, and remove to a plate; grill the peppers until charred all over, then transfer to a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap
  • Once slightly cool, remove the peppers and, using a paper towel, rub the charred skin off of the peppers
  • Remove the stems and seeds from the peppers, chop and add to a mixing bowl
  • Slice the kernels from the cobs and place into the bowl with the peppers
  • To the same bowl, add cream cheese, sour cream, cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika and ½ teaspoon of salt
  • Mix to combine, then add ½ cup cheese
  • Spread the mixture evenly into a 10-inch cast-iron pan
  • Top with the remaining cheese and grill, covered, until the cheese melts
  • (If using an oven, bake at 400˚F for 10 minutes
  • ) Top with cilantro and serve with the potato chips