Corn Fritters with Roast Tomato and Salsa

This recipe is simple, easy to make and delicious! I mainly followed this recipe but made a few tweaks here and there. I also made some fresh tomato salsa to go with it. Here's my recipe:


Fritters


¼ cup (35g) plain flour
1 tablespoon corn flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½-1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon (or more, if you like) chilli powder
1 small red chilli, finely chopped 
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
1 egg, beaten lightly
¼ cup (60ml) milk
1½ cups (250g) fresh corn kernels 
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 green onions (green shallots), sliced finely
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander


- Combine all the dry ingredients listed above
- In another bowl, whisk the egg and milk. Add this to the dry ingredients
- Add in corn, garlic, green onions and coriander
- Shallow fry until lightly brown on both sides


Roasted Tomatoes


12 small truss tomatoes, halved
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons olive oil
sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste


- Place tomatoes on a baking tray over baking paper. Drizzle with oil and balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top
- Bake in pre-heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for approximately 20-30 minutes


Salsa


2 tomatoes, chopped into small bite size pieces
¼ onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons chopped coriander
juice of half a lemon
salt and pepper


- Mix all the above ingredients together. You might need to adjust the lemon juice, salt and pepper according to taste. 

Crumbed fish

Wow. I had not realized it has been over two years since my last post. I haven't stopped cooking, I have just been very, very lazy to post about it. Here goes my first post of 2012 (hopefully not the last).

FISH! I love fish. The husband, unfortunately, isn't a big fan. He does like his fish and chips, but I almost never deep fry anything. However, I've found one way to cook it that tickles his fancy AND isn't drenched in oil. I'm calling it crumbed fish, or fish schnitzel. I've served it with a side of salad and maple-glazed dutch carrots.

Ingredients:
- 1 fillet of white fish, cut into smaller pieces (I usually use basa)
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- Breadcrumbs (approximately 1/4 of a cup or a little more)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1-2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- A little pinch of paprika

Method:

- Once you've washed and patted dry your fillet, coat it with the flour
- Mix all the other ingredients except the egg. Dip the piece of fish in the egg, then coat it generously with the breadcrumb mixture
- Bake in a preheated oven at approximately 180 degrees 15-20 minutes until cooked through