crispy corn fritters
hi hi! I made this three times this week for breakfast, and it’s that good. but you need some tips to make it come out not mushy or flour-y but crispy on the edges with a lot of the texture from the vegetables themselves. It looks simple, but with these tips i’m sharing it makes it 200% better.
one, is that here I used my mom’s pajeon method to fry up savory pancakes crispy, and it works. her method is to use a minimal amount of batter, especially a minimal amount of water. we’re going to add the dry ingredients, but let the moisture from the corn (if it was canned) and cabbage mix the flour into a light coat of batter!
two, cut up your cabbage with a knife. the rougher cuts in the small pieces definitely enhances the texture of the fritters than chopping with a food processor (which made mine come out mushy)
three, is you have to be patient with the fritters on the pan :) medium heat at 5 minutes on each side. And if you try to flip it any earlier it’ll break apart (heck, sometimes even after 5 minutes they break) But since cabbage has a lot of water, and so does the corn (and they’re loosely held with a teeny amount of batter) we have to wait until the fritters fry up nicely on the bottom before flipping. OK! so here’s the recipe:
Ingreidents (makes 3 little fritters. 1 serving)
3 Tbsp sweet corn
3 Tbsp cabbage, minced
substitute with kale !
1 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch)
pinch salt
chopped cilantro or parsley
grate parm for garnish
in a bowl, mix 3 Tbsp each of sweet corn (drain the water from the can) and cabbage.
chop up your cabbage with a knife into small pieces!
Add 1 Tbsp each of corn starch and flour.
Add a pinch of salt, chopped cilantro and mix well.
it’ll feel dry in the beginning, but the moisture from the cabbage and corn will allow everything to mix!
make small round pancakes on a heated oil pan, pan fry each side for 5 min on medium heat.
enjoy with some grated parm or more cilantro :)
Here’s a step-by-step with GIFs !
chop up your cabbage with a knife into small pieces and add to a bowl.
(3Tbsp cabbage, 3Tbsp corn)
Add 1 Tbsp each of corn starch and flour.
nope, don’t add water!
Add a pinch of salt, chopped cilantro and mix well.
it’ll feel dry in the beginning, but the moisture from the cabbage and corn will allow everything to mix.
make small round pancakes on a heated oil pan, pan fry each side for 5 min on medium heat.
enjoy with some grated parm or more cilantro :)
