Corn and Black Bean Fritters
It’s no secret I love food with big flavor. So when I first made these fritters, I knew I had to pair them with something equally as flavorful like my Weeknight Beer Chili. Serve these golden fritters as the base in a big bowl of chili, over greens with a ladle of chili on top, or on their own as a side to Tofu Scrambled Eggs. Any way you serve them, you’re going to want to seal the deal with a dollop of tofu or Cashew Sour Cream and fresh cilantro.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 Tbsp aluminum-free baking powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 cups unsweetened, unflavored plant milk
1/4 cup unsweetened apples sauce
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
1 - 10-ounce package frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
6 green onions, white and light green parts thinly sliced
Garnish with salsa, sour cream, and chopped cilantro
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200F.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, chili powder and cumin until well combined. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the plant milk, applesauce, bell pepper, corn, black beans, and green onions. Gently fold the ingredients together until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat until a few drops of water dropped on the pan, jump and sizzle.
Spoon 1/4 cup batter for each fritter onto the hot pan, making sure they don’t touch each other. Cook until the undersides are golden and beginning to brown and crisp up, about 4 minutes. Using a spatula carefully flip over each fritter and cook the other side until slightly browned and crisp, another 4 minutes. Transfer the cooked fritters to a heat proof baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter.
Serve fritters topped with salsa, sour cream, and chopped cilantro. Or if you really want to get creative, put a fritter at the bottom of a bowl and fill with your favorite chili. Top a bowl of greens with a fritter and salsa or chili. Any way you serve these fritters, don’t forget to garnish them with all the good stuff!
