President Carter's Corn Fritters
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Recipe: #33354
September 17, 2019
Categories: Breakfast, Eggs, Vegetables, Corn, Southern, Deep Fry, Vegetarian, Oil, Kosher Dairy more
"A breakfast dish when the carters were entertaining"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (166.4 g)
- Calories 646.2
- Total Fat - 58 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.8 g
- Cholesterol - 878.9 mg
- Sodium - 155.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 17.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 3.6 g
- Protein - 15.2 g
- Calcium - 114.6 mg
- Iron - 3.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 5.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step 1
In a mixing bowl, combine corn kernels, sugar, salt, pepper and diced red pepper.
Step 2
Stir in egg yolks, one at a time. Fold in flour.
Step 3
In another bowl beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold into the batter.
Step 4
In a large cast iron skillet, heat oil over medium heat
Step 5
Gently drop in the oil
Step 6
Heaping tablespoons of the batter to make around 12 fritters.
Step 7
Fry fritters to golden brown turning to cook evenly
Step 8
Allow two minutes frying time for each side so that the fritters are puffed up and cooked through
Step 9
Using a slotted spoon transfer onto paper towel.
Step 10
Drain well and serve hot.
Step 11
For breakfast dish
Step 12
Arrange in a baking sheet and dust with confectioners sugar.
Step 13
Glaze under hot broiler for one to two minutes
Step 14
And serve at once with honey or maple syrup.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.