Jimmy’s Clam and Corn Fritters

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Description

Came up with these because my son loves clam fritters and I love corn hush puppies! So instead of French fries for your next fried seafood dinner, give these a try!

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups finely ground cornmeal
  • 1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
  • 1 (6.5 ounce) can minced clams, drained
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • ¼ cup milk, or as needed
  • 1 quart vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Mix cornmeal
  2. cream-style corn
  3. clams
  4. onion
  5. flour
  6. baking powder
  7. salt
  8. and sugar in a bowl until batter is thoroughly combined. If batter is too thick
  9. stir in milk
  10. about 1 tablespoon at a time.
  11. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  12. Scoop about 1 heaping tablespoon of batter per fritter and gently drop into the hot oil; deep-fry in small batches of 3 or 4 fritters until golden brown
  13. 3 to 4 minutes. Drain fritters on paper towels.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 6

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