CRISPY Spanish Corn Fritters | Tortitas Crujientes de Maiz

CRISPY Spanish Corn Fritters | Tortitas Crujientes de Maiz

from spainonafork.com
Appetizer
35 min
4 servings
425 kcal / serving

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
  • 1 mediumonion (finely chopped)
  • 4 clovesgarlic (roughly chopped)
  • ½ cupall purpose flour (60 grams)
  • ¼ cupyellow corn flour (30 grams)
  • 1 tspbaking powder (4 grams)
  • 1 largeegg
  • ½ cuplow fat milk (120 ml)
  • 1 cancorn kernels (5 oz / 150 grams)
  • ¼ cupgrated manchego cheese (30 grams)
  • 2 tbspchopped chives (5 grams)
  • sea salt & black pepper
  • 1 containerplain greek yogurt (5 oz / 150 grams)
  • 2 clovesgarlic (finely grated)
  • 1 tsphot smoked spanish paprika (2.50 grams)
  • 2 tsplemon juice (10 ml)
  • 1 tbspextra virgin olive oil (15 ml)
  • sea salt & black pepper
  • ¼ cupextra virgin olive oil (60 ml)
  • chopped chives for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil

  2. 2

    After a couple of minutes, add in the chopped onion and garlic, mix continuously, after 4 minutes and the ingredients are lightly sautéed, turn off the heat

  3. 3

    Add the flour into a large bowl, along with the yellow corn flour and baking powder, whisk together, then make a well in the middle, crack in the egg, and whisk the egg, and then add in the milk, and whisk everything together until you get a smooth batter

  4. 4

    Add the sautéed onions and garlic into the batter, along with the canned corn kernels (drained), grated cheese, chopped chives, and season with salt & pepper, mix together until well mixed

  5. 5

    Heat the same large fry pan with a medium heat, and add in 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil

  6. 6

    After a couple of minutes and the oil is nice and hot, start adding in spoonfuls of the batter and gently pushing down on each one, you want all the fritters in a single layer and evenly spaced, so cook in batches to not overcrowd the pan, fry for 4 minutes per side or until golden and crispy, then transfer into a dish with paper towels

  7. 7

    To make the spicy yogurt sauce, add the Greek yogurt into a bowl, along with the grated garlic, hot smoked paprika, lemon juice, olive oil, and season with salt & pepper, whisk together until you get a creamy sauce

  8. 8

    Transfer the spicy yogurt sauce into a serving dish, and decorate the fritters around it, top off with chopped chives, enjoy!