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Corn Fritters with Salsa

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Corn Fritters with SalsaRomulo Yanes

If you're bored with corn on the cob, this is an excellent way to use fresh corn. The fritters alone would also be delicious for breakfast, topped with maple syrup, or as a side dish for a ham dinner.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    35 min

  • Yield

    Makes 2 (brunch or lunch main course) servings

Ingredients

For salsa

2 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup chopped white onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapeño chiles
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

For fritters

2 ears corn, shucked
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Accompaniment: sour cream

Preparation

  1. Make salsa:

    Step 1

    Stir together all salsa ingredients and season with salt.

  2. Make fritters:

    Step 2

    Cut corn kernels from ears and scrape cobs to extract juice, then discard cobs. Whisk together egg and milk until smooth and stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt. Stir in corn, including juice.

    Step 3

    Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then drop in 2 tablespoons batter each for 4 fritters. Fry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side, and drain on paper towels. Make more fritters in same manner, adding oil as necessary.

    Step 4

    Serve fritters with salsa.

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