Recipe: How to add a Sweetcorn Fritter to your Thanksgiving Dinner

James Willis is half-British, half-American. Originally from Boston, he's a chef at Charlie's Restaurant at Brown's Hotel in London. Despite being in lockdown, James and his colleagues are still working hard to bring Thanksgiving treats to Americans (and Brits!) in the UK, which are available to book for home delivery. James shares a recipe for one of the side dishes that make up this year's Thanksgiving menu at Charlie's, Sweetcorn Fritters!

Charlie’s Sweetcorn Fritters

Preparation time: Under 30 minutes
Cooking time: Between 10 – 30 minutes
Serves 12

Ingredients

•300g /10 ½ oz of sweetcorn
•3 spring onions, very finely chopped
•3 free-range eggs
•30ml / 1fl oz milk
•75g / 2 1/2 oz plain flour
•1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
•Vegetable oil, for frying
•Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Step 1: Put the sweetcorn and spring onions in a bowl. Beat the eggs together with the milk and pour this mixture over the sweetcorn and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Sieve the flour with the cayenne pepper and then stir into the sweetcorn mixture.

Step 2: Add the vegetable oil to a large frying pan. You need to shallow fry these, so make sure the base of the pan is well covered. Heat the oil well then test by adding a tiny bit of the batter, it should immediately start bubbling around the edges when it hits the oil. Using a small ladle, drop batter onto the oil, you need around 2 tbsp of mixture per fritter. You should be able to fry 4–5 at any one time. Fry for a couple of minutes on one side until light brown then turn over and cook for a further minute.

Step 3: Turn out onto kitchen paper to remove any excess oil and keep warm in a low oven. Continue until you have used all the batter.

Step 4: Serve alongside a delicious roast of Turkey!

Today is your last chance to order a Thanksgiving feast from Charlie's - get your order in before 6pm. www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/browns-hotel/seasonal-events/thanksgiving-at-home-brought-to-you-from-charlies

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