Thursday, March 22, 2012

Prawn and corn fritters and Cat Chase


You could have knocked me over with a feather when I saw these fritters on donnahay.com.au. Corn and prawn, together in a Fritter! I'm giving shellfish a bit of a wide berth lately (allergies), so was slightly wary about putting prawns in these fritters. I actually made 2 batches, one with more prawn, and one with less, for me. The minimal prawn fritters tasted sensational, so I can only guess that the maxi-prawn ones were out of this world (if you like prawns and aren't allergic).
So if I haven't already convinced you with the plethora of fritter favourites, give these ones a go - they are perfect for a weekend lunch or a light dinner.

Keeping the text short and sweet today, because there's a pictorial anecdote at the end of this post that someone may be hanging out for.

Prawn and corn fritters
serves 2

Ingredients
½ cup plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
½ tsp baking powder
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or rice bran oil
¼ cup milk
sea salt and black pepper
¾ cup (150g) fresh or canned corn kernels
2 green onions (scallions), chopped
150g green (raw) prawns, peeled and chopped
¼ teaspoon chilli flakes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, extra, for frying
lemon wedges, sliced tomato, avocado and olive oil, to serve

Method
1. Place flour, baking powder, egg, oil, milk, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk to combine.
2. Add the corn, green onion, prawns and chilli and stir to combine.
3. Heat the extra oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook ¼ cupfuls of the mixture, in batches, for 2–3 minutes each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels.
4. Serve with lemon wedges and a side of tomato and avocado drizzled with olive oil

recipe adapted from donnahay.com.au/recipes

Ingredients, including prawns, corn, spring onion and egg for the fritters.
Cutting the raw prawn.
This is a really simple batter (and a very easy recipe) with flour, baking powder, milk, egg and oil and lots of salt and pepper.

The prawn in these fritters really lift them to another level, and add a touch of luxury to a quickly prepared meal.

Some sweet chilli sauce would not go astray on top of these fritters, either.

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Tabitha vs Henry
Ep 7: Cat Chase

We all know why you're here - not for the fritter recipes *sigh*, but for the thrilling adventures of Tabitha and Henry cat.

This exciting true event took place last Saturday:


Stay tuned, cat fiends, more adventures to come soon...

15 comments:

  1. EEEE! The suspense! (Love the picture of Henry jumping off the wall - he looks so long!)

    And such a shame about the allergies - I'd imagine the fritters would be super delicious filled with plump prawns!

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  2. Hilarious! This is like Days of Our Lives for cats

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  3. Are you diverting attention from another fritter post with a fabulous cat chase (I did read the recipe you know, looks good)! That evil Henry. Hopefully Tabitha walloped him - girl power. AND how do you get such good cat photos - the kittens we have are just a blur.

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  4. They look delicious. I'd probably be guilty of loading mine up with prawns!

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  5. Keep the Tabitha/Henry saga coming please! :)

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  6. Haha LOVE this epic adventure! I'm on the edge of my seat. Literally.

    These fritters look perfect for summer...which apparently has hit NYC. Bookmarked!

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  7. These look fantastic...I am going to cook them for a weekend dinner this weekend as I love a good fritter but the prawns sold it for me.

    Now to that cats..if this is how cats are with each other when they know each other I am not holding out much hope for my Burmese and the new cat next door....oh dear!

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  8. These fritters look flavourful! Now come to the gratis part....cute photos of cats...
    HA! You have caught the great photo of Henry!!!

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  9. I love that your food is so fresh and clean. Looks divine. I am definitely a maxi prawn person!
    Cannot wait for the next installment of Tabitha and Henry...when will they become friends is what I want to know..

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  10. OMG, this post rocked. Now I can't wait till the next kitty adventure. I wonder if Tabitha would hiss at Creamy?

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  11. Lol I love these cat adventures! Poor Tabitha cat - Henry is SUCH a bully ;) I think I'd def go the more prawns option. Sucks when you;re allergic to something you like :(

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  12. oh my, when I read 'cat chase' I misread it to be 'cat cheese' and it reminded me of the scene in Meet the Fockers where he talks about milking the cat ^^" it's a shame you're allergic to prwans :(

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  13. Your blog is delightful and well-written. The photos are great and your cats are incredibly cute. As you are in Sydney and enjoy corn fritters I thought I would mention our market stall. We are jam-makers (Lyrebird Jam) and serve up delicious gluten-free corn fritters with our home-made chilli jam or roast capsicum relish (and lashings of other stuff like home-made aioli and dukkah) at Bondi Farmers Market on a Saturday and Marrickville Markets on a Sunday. Do come down and taste them. Our best compliment has been "Mmmmm, better than Bill's"!! Cheers, Kate

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  14. Bel I love corn fritters. Prawn and Corn I must try this. Looks delicious. Looks like you have a bit of an adventure/soap opera going on of THE CAT KIND. ehehehehe.

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