Recipe video above. Bubbly, creamy and bursting with flavour! The secret that makes this so good is to saute the corn! Serve with corn chips, crackers or even veggie sticks.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Dips
Keyword: Hot Corn Dip
Servings: 12- 15 people
Calories: 279cal
Author: Nagi
Ingredients
4corn on the cob(large, or 5 smaller), or 500g / 1 lb frozen corn
4tspolive oil
2 tbsp / 30 g butter
2garlic cloves, minced
1large red capcsicum / bell pepper, diced
1large green capsicum / bell pepper, diced
1red onion, finely chopped
250 g / 8 oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese or other cheese of choice(Note 1)
1jalapeno, finely chopped
250 g / 8 oz cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup / 170gsour cream
3/4 cup / 175gmayonnaise
3/4tspsalt
115g / 4 ozcan green chillies, chopped(Note 2)
3shallots / scallions, finely sliced
Garnishes, optional:
Coriander / cilantro, chopped
Green chillies or jalapeño, sliced
Sautéed corn
Instructions
Preheat oven to 160C/320F.
Cut the corn off the cob. Tip: Use bundt pan or ramekin. in large bowl, see video. If using frozen corn, no need to thaw.
Melt 1 tbsp butter then add 2 tsp oil in a skillet over high heat. Add half the corn and half the garlic. Cook, stirring (or tossing!) for 3 minutes or until corn is golden (golden = better flavour). Transfer corn to bowl, repeat with remaining corn.
If the skillet looks dry, add a touch of oil. Add both capsicums and onion, cook for 2 minutes until softened. Add to bowl with corn.
Add half the cheese into the bowl, then all the remaining ingredients. Mix, transfer to baking dish.
Top with remaining cheese. Bake 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly on top.
Top with garnishes if desired. Serve hot with corn chips!
Notes
1. Monterey Jack is my favourite cheese to use in this dip, but is sadly not always accessible here in Australia (Harris Farms, please bring it back permanently!!!). So I usually use cheddar, or tasty cheese (an Australia cheese). Pepper Jack, Gruyere, Provolone and Swiss would also be terrific. Mozzarella is great for the topping but I don't feel it has enough flavour for the stir through, but it will work just fine if that's all you have.2. Chopped Canned Green Chillies are sadly not standard stock in Australia supermarkets. I bring back dozens and dozens of cans every time I go to the states. The chilli is not spicy, it tastes more like charred green capsicum / bell peppers. I love the mild smokey flavour that it adds to this dip.The best substitute is to skip the fresh red capsicum and replace it with 260g chargrilled capsicum, drained and chopped. This will yield a very similar end result.Otherwise, just skip the green chillies and I absolutely promise you that this is still a ripper of a dip that everyone will scoff down!3. Nutrition per person, assuming 15 servings.