Summer Corn Cakes

By Addie

I have been wanting to make corncakes forever!! I am a huge corn lover, so when my friend who also loves corn, invited me over to hang out and BBQ I knew it was time to try these babies. Let me tell you they did not disappoint and they were the perfect compliment to our BBQ feast!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 ears fresh corn, shucked
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1 Tbsp jalapeno
• 3 stalks green onion, chopped
• Olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

1. Shuck 3 ears of corn and remove kernels from the cob. Place ear of corn on a small bowl and place in a bigger bowl to catch all the kernels.

2. Heat skillet and add olive oil to the pan. Sautee corn and red bell pepper for a couple minutes, to soften the bell pepper. Remove mixture from heat and set aside.

3. In a large bowl add in cornmeal, flour, baking soda, salt, pepper, Jalapeno, cheddar cheese, green onion and corn mixture and mix. Add in the buttermilk and egg and mix well till ingredients are well blended.

4. Add a small amount of olive oil again to the hot skillet and drop about 1/4 cup of mixture into the pan to form cakes. Cook till each side is golden brown.
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I ate this a couple different ways… Serve with some chopped tomatoes, crumbled goat cheese and green onions or try it with some mashed avocados. I think it would be REALLY good with some chili on top too. Yum!!