Entry #1586, September 11, 2012

Have you ever tasted a Thai recipe? Well, the Thai Corn Fritters can be something that you will surely love to eat. This home-style Thai recipe is seasoned with strips of kaffir lime leaves and curry paste that gives an authentic Thai flavor. This is a delicious snack or appetizer for people who don’t want to eat meat for whatever reason.

Thank you Serious Eats for the recipe!

Thai Corn Fritters Recipe

Thai corn fritters recipe

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Ingredients

• 4 ears of corn
• 1 quart vegetable oil for deep-frying
• 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup rice flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 3 kaffir lime leaves or 1/4 cup Thai basil leaves
• Store-bought or homemade Thai sweet chili sauce

Directions

1. Remove corn kernels from cobs. Heat oil to 300°F in a wok or Dutch oven. Line a large platter or cookie sheet with paper towel and keep it nearby.
2. Reserve half of corn kernels and place the other half in the blender or food processor along with red curry paste, egg, rice flour, baking powder, and salt; blend until smooth and transfer mixture to a bowl.
3. Stack up kaffir lime leaves (or basil leaves) and roll them up tightly into a roll. Slice the roll crosswise as finely as possible. Fold in kaffir lime leaf strips into corn batter along with reserved whole corn kernels.
4. Drop corn batter very gently into oil by the tablespoonful. Do not over-fill pot. Once the fritters float to the top, flip them around to make sure they’re browned evenly. Once they’re golden brown and then start to darken around the edges, fish them out onto the paper towel-lined platter with a slotted spoon. Repeat until all fritters are cooked.
5. Allow the fritters to cool slightly. Serve them with Thai sweet chili sauce.

Make this Asian-inspired appetizer favorite

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You can also use frozen corn kernels in this recipe. All you have to do is to completely thaw and squeeze out the moisture. You can serve as much as 30 two-inch fritters in just 15 minutes.

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