Fresh Corn Fritters
- 3 -4 medium ears of corn
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cayenne
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- cut kernels from corn.until you get 1 cup.
- grate 1-2 ears of corn on box grater, then scrape pulp -- -1/2 cup.
- put in a bowl with cut kernels, mix egg, flour, cornmeal, cream, onion, salt and cayeene into corn mixture to form thick batter.
- may refrigerate up to 4 hours.
- Heat oil in large skillet -- drop heaping tbslful into oil.
- fry till golden.about 50 seconds, flip and fry the second side.
- TO MAKE OUT OF SEASON FRITTERS:
- Pulse 2 cups frozen corn, thawed and remaining ingredients in food processor.
- about 10 1 second pulses.
- it will be thick batter.fry the same way as fresh.
egg, flour, cornmeal, heavy cream, onion, salt, cayenne, vegetable oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fresh-corn-fritters-125420 (may not work)