Nebraska Corn Fritters Recipes

QUICK AND EASY CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the corn kernels, flour, sugar, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Stir in the eggs and heavy cream until the batter is well-combined.
• Line a plate with paper towels. Coat the bottom of a large sauté pan with vegetable oil and place it over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, scoop 2- to 3-tablespoon mounds of the corn batter into the pan, spreading it lightly into a flat, circular shape. Cook the fritters for 2 to 3 minutes, then flip them once and cook them an additional 3 minutes until they're golden brown and cooked through. Transfer the fritters to the paper towel-lined plate, season them immediately with salt and repeat the cooking process with the remaining batter, adding more oil to the pan as needed.
• Garnish the corn fritters with scallions and serve them with sour cream or garlic aioli for dipping.

GRANDMA'S CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Combine corn, eggs, milk, butter, salt and pepper to taste, if using.
• Add flour gradually, just enough to hold mixture together.
• Amount of flour depends on size of eggs (and weather according to my grandma!).
• Heat 1/2 inch of oil in frying pan.
• Form patties whatever size you'd like, I do small ones so my kids can hold them.
• Fry in hot oil until golden brown.
• Serve as side dish OR if you left out the salt and pepper serve with syrup on the side.
• You can also dust with powdered sugar.

OLD FASHIONED CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Combine flour and powder in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs and milk.
• Stir in corn and butter.
• Stir gradually into dry ingredients until just blended.
• In a deep fryer, electric frying pan or chicken fryer, heat oil until 375 degrees.
• Drop batter into heaping teaspoonfuls into hot oil and fry for 2- 3 minutes.
• You can also do this using less oil in a skillet, just flatten them a bit with the back of the spoon and then turn them like pancakes.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Some people put confectioner's sugar or syrup on these, we eat them plain.