CHERRYSTONE CLAM AND CORN FRITTERS

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Cherrystone Clam And Corn Fritters image

Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     appetizer

Time 25m

Yield about 18 fritters

Number Of Ingredients 11

24 cherrystone clams
1 large ear of corn on the cob, about 6 ounces
1 1/2 cups flour
3 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon finely chopped tarragon
2 teaspoons baking powder
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup corn, peanut or vegetable oil
Sweet red pepper sauce (see recipe)

Steps:

  • Open the clams, and save both the juice and the clams. There should be about 2 cups of liquid and about 1 1/4 cups of clams. Put the clams on a flat surface and chop them until they are coarse-fine.
  • Shuck the corn, and cut the kernels from the cob. There should be about 1 cup.
  • Put the flour in a mixing bowl, and add the chopped clams, 3/4 cup of the reserved clam liquid (the rest may be discarded or put to another use), corn, egg yolks, tarragon, baking powder, salt, pepper and Tabasco.
  • Blend well.
  • Beat the whites until stiff, pour them over the batter, and fold them in.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a skillet, and when it is quite hot, add about 1/4 cup of the batter at a time, keeping each fritter separated. Continue adding batter in this manner until the skillet is filled without crowding.
  • Cook about 1 minute or slightly longer on one side or until the edges of the fritters start to brown. Turn and cook 1 minute or slightly longer on the other side. As the fritters are cooked, transfer them to sheets of absorbent paper towels. Continue making fritters until all the batter is used.
  • Use about 2 additional tablespoons of oil for each batch of fritters. Serve the fritters with sweet red pepper sauce spooned over.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 132, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 169 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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