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Corn fritters
Sydney brunch sweetcorn fritters with avocado and tomato relish
Corn fritters are a Sydney café staple, the brunch that sits on every menu from Surry Hills to Manly, stacked with smashed avocado, roast tomato or relish and a handful of herbs. The batter is mostly corn, with just enough flour and egg to bind, plus spring onion, coriander and a little chilli. They are quick enough for a weekday breakfast. A common mistake is crowding the pan, which steams them instead of crisping. Chef's tip: blitz a quarter of the corn so its milky juice binds the fritters and keeps them tender.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the fritters
- 1 ⅛ lb sweetcorn kernelsfresh or frozen, thawed
- 2 eggs
- 3 ½ oz self-raising flour
- ¼ cup milk
- 4 spring onionssliced
- ½ oz corianderchopped
- 1 red chillifinely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 tbsp olive oilfor frying
To serve
- 2 avocadossliced
- 4 tbsp tomato relish or chutney
- 1 limein wedges
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Blitz a quarter of the 1 ⅛ lb sweetcorn kernels in a food processor to a rough purée.
3 minStep 2: Whisk 2 eggs and ¼ cup milk, stir in 3 ½ oz self-raising flour and ½ tsp salt, then fold in all the corn, 4 spring onions, ½ oz coriander and 1 red chilli.
4 minStep 3: Heat a little of the 4 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry heaped tablespoons, flattened slightly, for 3–4 minutes a side until deep golden and set in the middle. Add more oil as needed and keep cooked fritters warm.
16 minStep 4: Serve stacked with 2 avocados, 4 tbsp tomato relish or chutney and 1 lime.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does corn fritters take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
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