Corn Fritters

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs fresh corn, husks and silks removed (2 large or 3-4 medium ears)
• 1 egg, beaten lightly
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 small shallot, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or more as needed)

Recipe

• 1 cut kernels from 1 to 2 ears of corn and place in bowl. this should yield approximately 1 cup of whole corn kernels.
• 2 grate kernels from remaining 1 to 2 ears on large holes of box grater (yielding 1/2 cup + of grated kernels). place in bowl with whole corn kernels.
• 3 using the back of a knife, scrape any pulp remaining on all cobs into bowl.
• 4 stir in beaten egg, flour, cornmeal, cream, shallot, salt and cayenne.
• 5 heat oil in large heavy bottomed non-stick skillet (i used my cast iron) over medium-high heat until shimmering. drop 6 heaping tablespoons batter in pan. fry until golden brown or about 1 minute per side.
• 6 transfer fritters to plate lined with paper towels. serve immediately.
• 7 note - batter can be prepared ahead, cover & refrigerate up to 4 hours.