Name: Ham, corn and jalapeno fritters
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 cup sweetcorn kernels; 1 cup chopped, cooked ham; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 3/4 cup milk; 2 tablespoon butter, melted; 2 spring onions, chopped; 1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs (coriander, parsley, chives); 1 - 2 jalapeno peppers or long green chillies, deseeded and chopped; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; oil, for cooking; rocket, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce, to serve

Ham, corn and jalapeno fritters

This delicious ham, corn and jalapeno fritters recipe is ready in just 20 minutes. Enjoy for lunch, accompanied with fresh rocket, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce

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This recipe first appeared in Food magazine issue 80.

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Ingredients

3 cup sweetcorn kernels

1 cup chopped, cooked ham

2 eggs, lightly beaten

3/4 cup milk

2 tablespoon butter, melted

2 spring onions, chopped

1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs (coriander, parsley, chives)

1 – 2 jalapeno peppers or long green chillies, deseeded and chopped

1 cup self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

oil, for cooking

rocket, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce, to serve

Method

1.Place sweetcorn, ham, eggs, milk, butter, spring onions, herbs and jalapenos into a medium bowl. Add flour and salt and mix gently to form a batter.

2.Heat a tablespoon of oil on the hot plate of a barbecue or in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Drop large tablespoons of batter onto hot oil and cook until golden on both sides and cooked through. Remove to a warm oven while you cook the remaining fritters, adding a little more oil if necessary. Serve with rocket, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.

Makes about 24 medium fritters.

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