Thai Sweetcorn Fritters Food

THAI SWEETCORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Place half the sweetcorn in a blender and whiz until smooth.
• Scrape into a bowl, add the remaining ingredients and beat until you have a thick batter.
• Heat enough oil in a frying pan for shallow frying.
• Use a teaspoon to put spoonfuls of batter in the oil and fry until golden.
• This will take no more than 30 seconds on each side.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Don't make the fritters too big or they won't cook through.
• Mix the ingredients for the dipping sauce together and serve immediately.

SWEETCORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking powder, paprika and milk together in a large bowl. Mix in the egg, followed by the sweetcorn, chopped spring onions, chives, parsley, 1 tsp salt and some freshly ground black pepper.
• Heat a 1cm depth of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat until a small amount of the fritter mixture sizzles when dropped in. For larger fritters, drop 2 heaped tablespoons of the mixture into the pan at a time in a clockwise direction (this will help you remember the order they were added to the pan, so you can flip them at the right stage). For smaller fritters, do the same, but with 1 heaped tablespoon of mixture at a time.
• After 2 mins, flip the fritters over in the same order they were added to the pan. Cook for another 2 mins, continuing to turn every now and then to ensure both sides are evenly golden brown. When ready, the fritters should be darker brown with crispy pieces of corn at the edges - be careful, as some of the kernels may burst during the cooking process. Remove to a wire rack and pat away any excess oil using kitchen paper. Serve straightaway with a few strips of spring onion scattered over, if you like.

THAI CORN FRITTERS (TOD MAN KHAO POD)

Steps:

• Start boiling 1 ear of corn while preparing other ingredients.
• Mix cornflour, baking powder, and 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt in a bowl.
• Whisk egg until fully beaten, then add to bowl.
• Combine egg, chili paste, lemongrass paste, and lime juice with dry ingredients. Fold ingredients together until fully blended.
• Cut kernels off cooked ear of corn and break into individual pieces. Combine with batter from previous step until fully blended.
• Add olive oil to a small cooking pot and turn heat to medium. NOTE: using a large pan will cause the oil to spread out too far, making it difficult to fully cook the fritters.
• Allow corn batter to settle at least 15 minutes to allow ingredients to blend.
• Prepare dipping sauce by mixing sweet and sour sauce with sriracha hot sauce (adding more or less as desired to increase or decrease the heat).
• Assuming oil is hot, CAREFULLY add dough to oil using a teaspoon. NOTE: don't drop the dough in; try to release it as close as possible to the surface to prevent oil spatter.
• Watch fritters carefully to prevent burning, as they cook VERY fast.
• Flip each fritter over to cook the other side.
• Fish out each fritter with a slotted spoon and place on paper towel to absorb grease.

THAI CORN FRITTERS (TOD MAN KHAO POD)

Steps:

• Start boiling corn on the cob. Alternately, an equivalent amount of frozen corn can be used in step 5 below.
• Start heating oil in a small cooking pot with the burner set to medium. NOTE: a smaller pot will allow less oil to be used to permit coverage of the fritters. Alternately, other cooking oils can be used.
• Mix masa harina cornflour, baking powder, and 1/2 tablespoon of salt in a mixing bowl.
• Beat egg separately, then add to the dry mix.
• Fold in egg, curry paste, freshly grated ginger, and lime juice until fully blended.
• Cut boiled corn from the cob and blend into the mixture.
• Using a tablespoon, carefully drop spoonfuls of mixture into the oil. Avoid dropping the spoonfuls of mixture to prevent oil spatter. Ideally, a cookie scoop can be used to create uniform fritters.
• The fritters cook quickly in the pan, so watch for browning on the underside. This can happen in a little as 30 seconds.
• Using a fork, carefully turn over the fritters to brown the other side.
• Place completed fritters on a paper towel to remove excess grease.