For Don’s radio listeners, we also have a bonus recipe that can be made now from canned corn, or later on this summer, from freshly harvested home-grown corn. Served with crispy bacon on the side, plus sour cream and chives, these are a fabulous breakfast treat.
• 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup (125mL) milk
• kernels cut from 1 corn cob (or 400g can corn kernels, drained)
• 1 large red capsicum, diced
• vegetable oil, for cooking
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 1/2 cup (125g) sour cream
• crispy grilled bacon, to serve
1. Sift the flour, cayenne pepper and a generous pinch of salt into a large bowl. Stir in the parmesan. Whisk the eggs and milk together and gently stir into the flour mix. Add the corn and capsicum to the batter. Fold in with a large metal spoon, until just combined. Don’t overwork the mixture or the fritters will be tough.
2. Pour a thin film of oil into a large frying pan and heat over medium heat. For each fritter, measure 1/3 cup of the mixture, drop it into the pan, and let it spread to about 10cm diameter. Cook for 3 minutes on one side, and 1 1/2 minutes on the other.
3. Stir the chives into the sour cream. Serve a spoonful of this mix on top of the fritters, with some crispy bacon on the side.
For our recipe for barbecued corn on the cob, and microwave corn, click here