Corn Fritters

 

Last night I attempted to recreate the corn fritters served at E & O Trading Company.  I was inspired by a post the Pioneer Woman had a few days ago, sharing her recipe for corn fritters.  The one's at E & O are more on the savory side and are served with a spicy dipping sauce so I used PW's recipe as a base and tweaked it to serve my purposes.

I have to say they turned out brilliantly. 

I am now the most popular person in the family.  This is hard when you realize what fabulous cooks my sister are.  But I am queen of all things culinary today.

 

This is how I made my fritters - this made enough fritters for 14 people.  With everyone hovering around while I was cooking them, in order to sample.  Quality control, they called it....

 

 

Corn Fritters

 

6 cups corn kernels (I blanched 10 ears of corn for 2 minutes and then cut the kernels off the cob)

1/2 red bell pepper finely diced

3 green onions, finely diced - white and green part

1 jalapeno finely diced

1 cup flour

3/4 cups milk

3 eggs

1 1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

 

1 quart corn oil

 

Dipping sauce (see below)

 

Mix the veggies in a large bowl.  In a separate bowl mix flour, salt, and baking powder.  Add eggs and milk and mix.  Add wet mixture to corn mixture.

 

Heat corn oil to 350-375 degrees F.  Plop large spoonfuls of corn mixture.  Expect extravagant popping and spitting of oil and perhaps the loss of an eye.

 

Flip fitter when it begins to brown on one side.

 

Drain on paper towel. If making vast quantities for a crowd place them on a cooling rack that has been placed on a cookie sheet that has been placed in a 250 degree F oven.

 

Dipping Sauce 

 

1 cup lite soy sauce

2 Tbsp. rice vinegar

2 tsp. sugar

2 tsp. sriracha hot chili sauce (just look for it in the Asian section of the supermarket)

1 tsp. sesame oil

 

They were so good - and everyone raved about them.  It  really was the hit of the whole dinner.  Even though it scarred and blinded me to make them.

 

It was worth it. 

Comments

[Kate]

Brava!! Brava!! Your corn fritters were the highlight of my week. Wonderful. I could have eaten them all.

I hope the frying blisters have faded. What you do for your family....

[Susan Ramey Cleveland]

Well now, this sounds yummy. Might have to try it.

[Karen Kissinger]

Those look yummilicious! Now do you have a suggestion what I can use to wipe the lick marks off my screen?

[Elizabeth Gomez]

Yummm..This sound so delicious. They look so yummy too. I might actually attempt to make these for the upcoming family get together at my house. I hope I can get away with it. I know my family woule appreciate this recipe.

[Nicole]

I will be making that recipe for sure. Servings enough for 14 people ought to work for just Dennis and I.

[Mary]

I asked my hubby if he'd ever eaten corn fritters...he said, what are they? Those look delicious...not for people counting calories, to be sure, ha! I may have to try them. Thanks for posting it...I love recipes, even though, it seems I'm cooking less and less these days.

[Kim]

Yep, yummy! I made them tonight and Hubby was in heaven! Thanks for the recipe!

[Penny]

This was so funny. Loved the envelope covered in grease splatters. I saw this on PW too. First time visiter to your blog. Thanks for the laugh. They look so good by the way. I will give them a try. Will wear googles.