Corn Esquites Recipe

Ingredients

• 20 Smithfield Smoke’NFast KC Boneless Wings
• 4 large ears fresh corn, shucked (yielding about 4 cups of kernels)
• Vegetable oil, for brushing corn
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
• ½ cup small-diced sweet onion
• 1 jalapeño pepper, cored, seeded and minced
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp chipotle powder (or ancho or guajillo)
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• ½ cup chopped cilantro, leaves only, divided
• 2 tsp lime zest (from 1 large lime)
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• ¾ cup finely crumbled Cotija cheese, divided