KALE-CORN FRITTERS

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Adapted from an adaptation from Cait Johnson's book, "Witch in the Kitchen". These are yummy and while they taste awful for you- are pretty good, especially with all the super-nutritious kale they contain. They go well with traditional Southern dishes- I think they would be very good with fried catfish. They also freeze well. I just cook mine at about 350F for 5-7 min in my toaster oven still frozen and eat! Be sure to cut your kale small enough, because the large chunks can be kind of offensive. Times are estimates.

Provided by Roosie

Categories     Breakfast

Time 40m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt, to taste
2 cups fresh corn or 2 cups frozen corn
2 cups kale, chopped and packed (finely or roughly, depending on how much "kale" flavor you want)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons melted butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups milk
1 cup diced onion (optional)
2 -4 slices bacon, crumbled (if you choose to add the bacon, it is nice to use the some of the fat for frying) (optional)

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, salt, kale and corn.
  • In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs.
  • Mix in the oil/butter, and milk.
  • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.
  • This makes mixing in easier and faster.
  • If you are using the onion, sautee it, then add to your batter.
  • Also, if you are using the bacon, cook it and crumble it into the batter.
  • Reserve some of the bacon grease.
  • For both of these, it is better if you can cook your fritters in the same pan- the fact that you already cooked flavorful foods in that pan will add to the flavor of the fritters.
  • Do not worry if the batter seems kind of thin.
  • Due to the eggs it should fry up fine.
  • However, if you try one and feel it is still too thin, feel free to add more flour- about a Tbs at a time.
  • Heat a frying pan with oil and/or bacon grease over medium heat.
  • Add dollops (about 1/4 cup) of the batter and fry.
  • When the fritters are ready to be flipped they will begin to look firm and egg-like around the edges and begin to bubble slightly (This should be about 3 minutes).
  • Flip and cook the other side (1-2 min).
  • It is much like cooking pancakes, and is pretty easy to get the hang of.
  • You may need to fiddle with your heat.
  • Be sure these are cooked through as they do contain raw eggs.
  • Serve warm.
  • I like mine with sour cream, my boyfriend likes his with sour cream and cheddar.
  • For Vegetarian Omit the bacon.

Mohammad Munna Islam
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These fritters are the perfect side dish for any meal.


Samantha Prime
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These fritters are a great way to start your day.


Mohammad Limon
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These fritters are a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Sarah Ukis
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These fritters are a great way to use up leftover corn.


Ranjan Mndal
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These fritters are the perfect side dish for any meal.


James Nolan
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These fritters are a great way to start your day.


Danielle Matela
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I love that these fritters are gluten-free.


Ramsath Ramsath
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These fritters are so easy to make and they're so delicious.


MD.kawsar Ahmed
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I've made these fritters several times and they're always a hit.


Alyx Inc
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These fritters are a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Christian Bediako
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I love the combination of kale and corn in these fritters.


Sebandeke Robert
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These fritters are the perfect way to use up leftover kale.


DrFunkBeat TM
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I made these fritters for a party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.


Sean Mombourquette
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These fritters were a hit with my family! Even my picky eater loved them.


Hayat Shah
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I love these fritters! They're so versatile and can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.


Azhar Azharali
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These fritters were easy to make and turned out great! I added a little bit of extra cheese to mine and they were perfect.


tchassanti taofik
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I'm not usually a fan of kale, but these fritters were amazing! The corn and cheese really balanced out the flavor of the kale, and the fritters were cooked perfectly.


Aleksanda Markova
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These fritters were so delicious! I made them for breakfast this morning and they were the perfect way to start my day. They were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, and the combination of kale and corn was perfect.