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Fresh Corn Fritters

Fresh Corn Fritters

Cuisine:American

Course:Side Dish

15m prep 10m cook 25m ready

4 servings The author of the following account graciously permitted us to use it when we told him how much it pleased us. “When I was a child, one of eight, my father frequently promised us a marvelous treat. He, being an amateur arboriculturist, would tell us of a fritter tree he was going to plant on the banks of a small lake filled with molasses, maple syrup, or honey, to be located in our backyard. When one of us children felt the urge for this most delectable repast, all we had to do was to shake the tree—the fritters would drop into the lake, and we could fish them out and eat fritters to our hearts’ content. Mother was a good cook, and she duly developed this fabulous fritter.” The following is, we hope, a faithful transcription of her recipe.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 2½ cups fresh corn kernels (about 5 ears)
  • 2 large egg yolks, well beaten
  • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon butter or vegetable oil
  • 1
    • 1 pound very ripe tomatoes, chopped, or halved cherry tomatoes
    • 5 Persian cucumbers or 1 large English cucumber (about 12 ounces), sliced or diced
    • ½ red onion, thinly sliced or finely chopped, or 5 green onions, sliced
    • ⅓ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
    • ⅓ cup mint leaves
    • (2 tablespoons chopped dill)
    • (1 teaspoon ground sumac)
    • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice, or red wine vinegar
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    Sub-recipe steps
    1. Combine in a salad bowl: 1 pound very ripe tomatoes, chopped, or halved cherry tomatoes; 5 Persian cucumbers or 1 large English cucumber (about 12 ounces), sliced or diced; ½ red onion, thinly sliced or finely chopped, or 5 green onions, sliced; ⅓ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves; ⅓ cup mint leaves; (2 tablespoons chopped dill); (1 teaspoon ground sumac)
    2. Pour over the vegetables and toss to combine: ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice, or red wine vinegar; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Let's Prepare

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  • 2½ cups fresh corn kernels (about 5 ears)
  • 2 large egg yolks, well beaten
  • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon butter or vegetable oil
  • 1 Maple syrup or honey, lemon wedges, any salsa, Shirazi or Israeli Salad, Chow Chow, or Smoky Tomato Jam

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Scrape from the cobs into a bowl: 2½ cups fresh corn kernels (about 5 ears)

  2. Step 2.

    Stir in: 2 large egg yolks, well beaten; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper

  3. Step 3.

    Whip in a medium bowl until stiff but not dry: 2 large egg whites

  4. Step 4.

    Fold into the corn mixture. Heat in a large nonstick skillet over high heat: 1 tablespoon butter or vegetable oil

  5. Step 5.

    Drop in the batter a heaping tablespoon at a time, without crowding. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Wipe out the skillet between batches and add more butter or oil. Serve immediately with any of the following: Maple syrup or honey, lemon wedges, any salsa, Shirazi or Israeli Salad, Chow Chow, or Smoky Tomato Jam

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