Want to try your hand and cooking up corn in a whole new way? Check out this recipe:
Southwest Corn Fritters with Chipotle Honey
Courtesy of Rebecca Seidel
Ingredients
4 ears of corn
2 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into cubes the size of corn kernels
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
3 cups oil for frying
1/2 cup honey
2 chipotle chiles
1 tsp adobo sauce
Directions
1. Heat the oil to 365 degrees.
2. Using a box grater, grate the corn off the cobs into a large bowl.
3. Add the egg, milk, butter and cilantro to the corn; in another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Stir the corn-milk mixture into the dry ingredients; fold in the cheddar cheese.
5. Drop large tablespoons of the fritter batter into the hot oil, and fry until golden.
6. To make the chipotle honey, dice together the chiles and adobo sauce.
7. Heat the honey to a boil and add the chile mixture; allow to cool for 5 minutes.
8. Serve fritters drizzled with honey mixture.
Yield: 6
