Quick and Easy Pan Fried Corn Fritters Recipe
Servings: 2
Quick and Easy Pan-Fried Corn Fritters are the ultimate side dish or appetizer to serve up. Corn cakes are loaded with corn, cheese, jalapenos, and more for loads of flavor in every bite of this fritter recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 C of corn, 2 cans of sweet whole kernel corn
- 1/4 C chopped cilantro
- 1/4 C chopped green onion
- 1 jalapeno diced, deseeded and membrane cut
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 C flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 C whole milk
- 2 C Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Using a large mixing bowl, mix together until combined the corn, cilantro, green onion, jalapeño and lime juice
- In a bowl you will add your corn, fresh cilantro, green onions, jalapeno, and lime juice. Once mixed, set aside.
- Then in a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, black pepper and chili powder
- Mix the dry ingredients into the corn mixture.
- Gently fold in the eggs, milk and cheese until combined.
- Heat the oil in a medium pan until it is hot. This is going to give you that golden crust on the corn fritters.
- Using a medium size ice cream scooper, scoop some of the mixture onto the pan.
- Lightly press down with a flat spatula.
- All to cook for about 3-5 minutes before flipping it over and cooking the other side.
- Remove from pan and place onto a paper towel covered plate to remove excess grease.
- Once all the mixture has been cooked, sprinkle with some salt and pepper and squeeze lime juice over it.
- Enjoy your homemade corn fritters for dinner.
Notes
Makes 18 Corn Fritters
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 178mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g