2013: Sweet Corn Fritters

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• 2 ears fresh corn (2 cups kernels) or 1 can drained sweet corn
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter

Details

Adapted from facebook.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.
Remove husks and silk from corn.
With a sharp knife, slice the kernels off each cob into a bowl , you should have about 2 cups kernels.

2.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder.
Make a ‘well’ in the center of the flour mixture.
Crack the egg and pour the milk into the well.
Briefly whisk with a fork and then whisk into the flour until just combined.
With a spatula, fold in corn kernels.

3.
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium/low with 2 T olive oil.
Add tablespoon butter.
When the oil is hot, spoon batter into skillet to make 2 inch fritters.
Cook 3 minutes until the sides of each fritter is beginning to cook, then flip and cook another 3 minutes.

4.
Remove to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
Add more oil if necessary before making more batches.