Best Cornmeal Fritters Recipes

OKRA CORNMEAL FRITTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F with rack in middle.
• Cook bacon in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towels, reserving fat in skillet. Finely chop bacon. Add onion and okra to fat in skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring, until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in bacon.
• Whisk egg in a medium bowl, then whisk in buttermilk, cornmeal, sugar, cayenne, and 1 tsp salt until smooth. Stir in okra mixture.
• Wipe skillet clean. Add enough oil to skillet to measure 1/4 inch and heat over medium heat until it shimmers. Cook rounded tablespoons of batter (6 to 7 fritters per batch), turning once, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Keep warm in oven while making remaining batches. Serve immediately.

CORNMEAL FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a medium-size bowl, mix together the cornmeal and baking powder. Add the coconut milk and stir until the batter is smooth. Add the onion, scallions, and Scotch bonnet pepper, and stir the mixture until well combined. The batter should be moist yet firm enough to form into 2-inch patties with your hands. Add more cornmeal or liquid (coconut milk or water) if needed. (Rinse your hands with cold water before forming the patties so the batter doesn't stick to your hands.)
• In a large skillet, heat the oil until it is very hot. Carefully place the patties into the skillet while lightly shaking the pan to keep them from sticking. Fry in batches until golden on both sides, about 3 minutes per side, using more oil if needed. Remove the fritters and drain them on paper. Serve while still hot.

SCALLION CORNMEAL FRITTERS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F.
• Whisk together egg, milk, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and scallions in a bowl until combined.
• Heat 1/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Fill a 1/4-cup measure half full with batter and carefully spoon it into skillet, then form 4 more fritters in skillet and fry, turning over once, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes total. Transfer to paper towels to drain briefly, then keep warm in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan in oven. Make more fritters in same manner (do not crowd skillet).

BASQUE CHORIZO AND CORNMEAL FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, parsley, salt, sparkling water and olive oil. Mix until smooth. Heat 1 inch of oil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; it's ready when it quickly browns a small drop of batter.
• Dip each piece of chorizo in the batter and lower into the hot oil. Fry until golden on all sides, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. May be served warm or at room temperature.

CRISPY CORNMEAL FRITTERS

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl whisk together flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Using pastry blender cut in chilled butter cubes till mixture resembles coarse meal. Add evaporated milk and stir till dough forms. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead till smooth, 1 min. Cover with plastic wrap. Let stand 15 min 2. On a lightly floured surface use your hands to roll the dough out into a long thick rope. Cut into 24 even pieces. Roll each piece into a 9 inch rope. Bring both ends together and twist tightly into a rope 3. In large saucepan fitted w/ thermometor heat oil to 350. Fry twists in batches of 8 at a time till golden all over. 2-3 min. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot.