Description
Celebrate the bounty of summer with fresh Corn Fritters! A flavorful recipe that works as a tasty appetizer, hearty side dish or as a vegetarian main course. Serve with creamy Cilantro Sauce!
Ingredients
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- 1 cup flour (or use gluten-free flour blend, like Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tablespoon coriander (toasted and ground seeds, or ground is fine too)
- 2 large beaten eggs
- 3/4 C whole milk or half and half, or plant-based milk
- zest of one lime
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 cups fresh cut corn kernels ( 2 1/2 – 3 ears)
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 4 scallions chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped packed cilantro
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons finely minced jalapeno ( about 1 jalapeno)
- oil & butter for searing ( avocado oil, olive oil)
Cilantro Cream
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup packed cilantro, stems OK
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, more to taste
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 small garlic clove, finely minced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients and mix well.
- In a smaller bowl whisk milk, eggs, zest and lime juice. Whisk wet into dry and making a batter. It is ok if there are tiny clumps, but work the big ones out with the whisk.
- Fold in the remainder of the ingredients: corn, bell pepper, jalapeño, cilantro, scallions, and cheddar.
- Heat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet ( I use a cast iron skillet) with a generous amount of oil mixed with a little butter (optional) on medium-high heat.
- Wait until oil is hot, and turn heat down to medium.
- Place rounded spoonfuls of fritter batter (2-inch round fritters) carefully into skillet and cook for about 3 minutes on each side until crispy and golden brown. Add more oil if necessary.
- Make in batches, moving fritters to a sheet pan and transferring to a warm 350 F oven. Don’t worry if they are still a touch doughy in the middle, they will continue to cook in the oven.
- In a food processor, pulse cilantro cream ingredients until blended and smooth. Serve on the side. Garnish with cilantro, lime and your favorite Hot sauce.
Notes
Leftovers in the fridge will last up to 4 days and can be reheated in a toaster oven or oven. Fritters can also be frozen.
If making the batter ahead, leave out the baking powder until ready to fry. Sprinkle it through a fine mesh strainer then whisk it in.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fritter
- Calories: 78
- Sugar: 1.6 g
- Sodium: 102.1 mg
- Fat: 4.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.1 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 3.1 g
- Cholesterol: 28.7 mg