Name: Jalapeño Popper Fritters with Tomato Salsa
Yield: Makes about 20 fritters
Ingredients: 1/4 pound medium green jalapeño chiles (about 4); 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup yellow cornmeal; 1 tablespoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus about 1/2 teaspoon for sprinkling on cooked fritters; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 large egg; 2 ounces cream cheese, frozen and grated (about 1/4 cup); 6 to 8 cups vegetable oil; Tomato Salsa; Sour cream

Spice up winter nights with this variation on a popular bar snack. In our version, the cream cheese is frozen and grated and the jalapeños are diced and folded into the batter to create a chunky, spicy fritter.

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