Ham and Corn Beignets recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying 4 ears fresh corn 4 eggs ¾ cup milk 10 ounces diced cooked ham 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper ½ cup finely diced red onion 1 tablespoon salt 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder
Nutrition Info
- 553.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 50 gcholesterol: 114.4 mgfat: 32.6 gfiber: 2.8 gprotein: 16.9 gsaturatedFat: 6.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 1500.9 mgsugar: 3.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Ham and Corn Beignets
Directions
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In a large heavy pot, preheat the vegetable oil to between 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Shuck, wash and dry the corn. Using a sharp knife, shave the ears of corn into a medium sized bowl. Using a cheese grater, scrape any remaining corn and juice into the bowl with the kernels. Discard the scraped cobs.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Combine the corn, ham, cayenne pepper, red onion, salt, flour and baking powder with the egg and milk mixture. Whisk until a firm batter has formed.
Slowly drop rounded tablespoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil one at a time. The drops should form a loose layer on the top of the oil. Fry until the drops of batter are dark golden brown. Remove the beignets from the oil and place them on a towel. Check that they are cooked all the way through. If the centers are doughy, lower the heat of the oil and fry the beignets again for 2 or 3 minutes. Repeat this step until all the batter has been used.