Corn And Zucchini Fritters

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups corn (about 3 ears if using fresh)
• 1/2 small red onion (thinly sliced)
• 1 cup fresh parsley
• 3 small zucchini (cut into 3/4inch fine julienne)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons soda water (seltzer)
• 2 cups vegetable oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the corn, onion, parsley, and zucchini and toss to mix.
• 2 add the flour and toss with your hands, separating all the ingredients to be sure they are all coated evenly with the flour.
• 3 add the salt, pepper, and sparkling water and mix all together. the mixture should be airy and light, but not wet; do not overmix.
• 4 in a large heavy saucepan or deepfryer, heat about 4 inches of vegetable oil to 375 degrees.
• 5 gather the batter into loose, very freeform fritters about 3 inches in diameter (when you gather them together, compact just slightly to hold in a mass, but there will still be lots of stray bits of vegetable sticking out and some will fall off and separate from the main clump).
• 6 deep fry them, 2 at a time, until they are golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes, turning over halfway through. stand back and watch out for splattering oil for the first minute or two.
• 7 gently remove them to paper towels, drain and keep warm in a low oven while you finish cooking the other fritters.