Sweetcorn Fritters With Eggs Black Bean Salsa Food

SWEETCORN FRITTERS WITH EGGS & BLACK BEAN SALSA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a large baking tray with baking parchment.
• Heat the oil in a small pan and fry the onion and pepper for 5 mins until softened. Meanwhile, mix the flour, spices and baking powder in a bowl. Add the onions, pepper, corn and 2 of the eggs, then mix together well.
• Spoon eight mounds of the mixture onto the baking tray, well spaced apart, then flatten slightly with the back of the spoon. Bake for 20 mins until set and golden.
• Meanwhile, mix together the salsa ingredients and poach 2 of the remaining eggs to your liking. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, serve four fritters on the day you make them, topped with half the salsa and the poached eggs. Chill the remaining fritters for another day. Reheat them in a pan or microwave and serve with 2 more poached eggs and the remaining salsa.

CORN FRITTERS WITH SALSA

Steps:

• Make salsa:
• Stir together all salsa ingredients and season with salt.
• Make fritters:
• Cut corn kernels from ears and scrape cobs to extract juice, then discard cobs. Whisk together egg and milk until smooth and stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt. Stir in corn, including juice.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then drop in 2 tablespoons batter each for 4 fritters. Fry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side, and drain on paper towels. Make more fritters in same manner, adding oil as necessary.
• Serve fritters with salsa.

BLACK BEAN, CORN, AND CHEDDAR FRITTERS

Steps:

• Sift together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne in a medium-sized bowl.
• Beat the milk with the egg yolk, and add it to the dry ingredients, mixing well.
• Stir in the beans, cheese, corn, cilantro, red pepper, and green chilies.
• In another bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff. Gently fold them into the batter.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in a 10-inch iron skillet over medium-high heat. (Test the heat by dropping a bit of batter into the oil; it should immediately sizzle and rise to the top.).
• Spoon in about 1/4 cup of batter for each fritter, making three or four at a time. Fry until golden brown on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn and fry until golden brown on the other side, and drain on paper towels. Fry the rest of the batter in batches.
• Serve immediately with sour cream and salsa on the side.

EASY BLACK BEAN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Rinse and drain beans.
• In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Stir in egg white, and add milk slowly until a sticky, spreadable paste forms. NOT runny, but not a solid blob.
• Add beans, and mix well. I do not mash ALL of the beans. The texture of a few whole beans is nice. However, I do stir the mixture vigorously to break up and mash about 1/3 of the beans.
• Add cheese and stir. If the mixture seems too dry, add milk.
• Form into patties of the desired size, and pan fry for a couple of minutes on each side.
• Serve with sour cream, cheese, salsa, guacamole, etc.
• Yummy!