Ham And Corn Beignets

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
• 4 ears fresh corn
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 10 ounces diced cooked ham
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup finely diced red onion
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• 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.