Shrimp & Corn Fritters
I'm a big fan of Shrimp & Grits and my love for the flavors got me thinking about how to enjoy shrimp and corn in other ways. Fritters sounded like a great option! Shrimp & Corn Fritters can be a great lunch and certainly are an amazing appetizer with the accompanying lemon sour cream.
Ingredients
FOR THE SOUR CREAM SAUCE
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt to season
FOR THE FRITTERS
- ¾ cup corn flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 scallions thinly sliced
- 1 red or green jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
- ½ pound shrimp peeled, deveined, and coarsely chopped
- 1½ cups fresh corn kernels from about 2 ears of corn
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese about 3 ounces
- oil for frying
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
FOR THE SOUR CREAM SAUCE
- Whisk together sour cream, lemon juice, and some salt (about ¼ teaspoon) to season. Set aside for serving.
FOR THE FRITTERS
- Whisk the corn flour, baking powder, smoked paprika, granulated garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk the egg and buttermilk into the dry ingredients. Stir in the scallions, jalapeno, shrimp, corn, and cheese.
- Heat a large skillet over medium to medium high heat. Add cooking oil, then spoon the fritter batter into the skillet in whatever size you choose. If you are doing a light lunch, make 2-3 inch fritters. If you are making hors-d'oeuvres, make smaller fritters.
- Serve with baby greens and with the Sour Cream Sauce.
Notes
You might get 15 fritters from this recipe. You might get more. You might get less. I get about 15 making them 2-3 inches round. However, if I was making them for appetizers, I would make them about 1-inch so would get about 30-35.
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