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Thai-Inspired Corn Fritters


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  • Author: Jessica Cox
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 12-15 fritters 1x

Description

Served with a zing of pineapple sauce, these Thai-style corn fritters are crunchy on the outside with a touch of spice inside.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) rice flour or millet flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce (vegetarian if needed)
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) tamari (or soy sauce)
  • 1 cup (240 ml) firm tofu, grated
  • 1 cup (240 ml) corn, fresh off the cob, or frozen if unavailable
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) fresh coriander, chopped
  • 1/ 2 red capsicum, diced
  • 1 fresh red chili, thinly sliced
  • zest 1 lime
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) mashed potato
  • soda water to bring to batter, around 1/3-1/2 cup

pineapple salsa:

  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) cubed pineapple
  • 1 tomato cubed
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) coriander
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp tamarind pulp
  • juice of 1/2 lime

Instructions

  1. Place the tofu, corn, garlic, coriander, spring onion, mashed potato, capsicum, chilli, lime zest and juice, fish sauce and tamari in a large mixing bowl and stir together.
  2. Mix the baking powder with the flour. Add this dry mixture to the wet mixture stirring to blend it in and form a thick mixture. Now add the soda water slowly to bring to a thick batter.
  3. Taste for flavouring and add more tamari or fish sauce, or lime juice if needed.
  4. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. When bubbles begin to rise from the bottom of the pan, drop around 2 tbsp of the mixture in to make a fritter. Continue till you have a batch sizzling away. Push lightly down on the fritter once whilst cooking to make sure it all holds together well. Be mindful of the corn heating as it will pop and potentially hit you!
  5. After 3-4 minutes flip fritters over. They should be golden brown underneath. Cook till golden brown on both sides then remove and keep warm whilst you finish the remaining fritters.
  6. For pineapple salsa, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Thai

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 3 fritters
  • Calories: 130