Black bean and corn fritters with lime crema
Golden, crispy-edged fritters packed with black beans, sweet corn and green onion, dunked in a tangy lime crema, a fun, family-friendly dinner from pantry staples.
- 35 min total
- 30 min hands-on
- Follow-a-recipe easy
- Serves 4
- About $1.16 a serving
- 450 calories
- Vegetarian
Dolly says: Read the steps once before you start. Everything goes smoother after that.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 can black beans, drained, rinsed and patted dry
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- ½ cup salsa (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 tsp salt, divided
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ¼ cup vegetable oil, divided
Each serving has about 450 calories, 15 g protein, 49 g carbs and 23 g fat, and costs about $1.16 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No sour cream? Plain Greek yogurt works.
- No limes? Lemons work.
- No milk? Half-and-half works.
- No black beans? Pinto beans or kidney beans work.
- No frozen corn? Canned corn works.
- No green onions? Chives work.
- No cilantro? Fresh parsley works.
- No salsa? Pico de gallo works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Stir the sour cream with the lime zest, half the lime juice and of salt. This is your lime crema.
Pinch. A pinch is what you can hold between your thumb and two fingers, less than an eighth of a teaspoon. It’s a small, forgiving amount, so there’s no need to measure.
How you’ll know: It’s a light sprinkle you can barely see on the food, not a little pile.
the flour, baking powder, cumin, chili powder and ¾ teaspoon salt in a big bowl.
Whisk. Whisking means beating quickly with a whisk or a fork to blend things together. It smooths out lumps and mixes eggs, oil or sauces evenly.
How you’ll know: It all looks one even color and texture, with no streaks or lumps.
the eggs and milk in a measuring cup, then stir them into the flour until you have a thick batter.
Whisk. Whisking means beating quickly with a whisk or a fork to blend things together. It smooths out lumps and mixes eggs, oil or sauces evenly.
How you’ll know: It all looks one even color and texture, with no streaks or lumps.
the beans, corn, green onions, cilantro and the rest of the lime juice.
Fold. Folding means mixing gently by scooping from the bottom and turning it over the top, instead of stirring hard. It keeps light mixtures airy and soft things like berries or herbs in one piece.
How you’ll know: You use slow, wide strokes and stop as soon as there are no streaks left.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large over medium heat until it . Drop in ¼-cup scoops of batter and flatten them to about ½ inch.
Skillet. A skillet is a frying pan: wide and flat with low, sloped sides. The shape lets steam escape, so food browns instead of stewing.
How you’ll know: It’s the pan you’d fry an egg in, and a 10 or 12 inch one handles most recipes.
Shimmering oil. Oil shimmers when it’s hot enough to cook: its surface looks rippled and wavy, like heat over a road. That’s your cue to add the food, just before the oil would start to smoke.
How you’ll know: The oil looks wavy and runs thin like water when you tilt the pan, with no smoke yet.
Medium heat
Dolly’s tip: Four at a time is plenty. A crowded pan cools down and the fritters turn greasy.Cook 3 minutes a side, until and cooked through, with no wet batter in the middle.
Golden brown. Golden brown is the color of good toast, somewhere between yellow and light brown. It means the outside is cooked and crisp but not burnt.
How you’ll know: It looks like toast and smells toasty; dark brown with a bitter smell means it went too far.
Medium heatTimer: 3 min
Food safety: For the safest eggs, cook until the whites are fully set and the yolks begin to thicken. Dishes made with eggs are done at 160°F.
Add the rest of the oil and cook the remaining batter the same way.
Medium heatTimer: 6 min
Serve the fritters warm with the lime crema and salsa.
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