Minister Bligh’s Corned Beef Fritters

Ingredients (makes 12 to15)

Self-raising flour 1½ cups

Eggs 2

A pinch of sugar

Milk ½-1 cup

Chopped corned beef 1½ cups

Corn kernels ½ cup

Peas ½ cup

Grated cheese ½ cup

Chopped parsley 1 tbsp

Salt, pepper ,           Olive oil ½ cup (substitute with butter if you’re French….)

For variation, you can use: chopped chicken or any left over meat, grated zucchinis, onions, garlic, peas, carrots, anchovies etc….

Method

Place flour in a bowl and slowly whisk in the eggs, sugar and the milk. (the mixture must be thick and creamy)  Stir in the corned beef, corn, peas, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.  If you use other ingredients, there should be no more than 2½ cups altogether.  Heat half of the oil/butter in a large frypan and drop a couple of tbsps of the mixture in it to make a fritter about the size of a small pikelet.  Cook until browned on both sides.  Repeat the process until you use all the mixture.  Put more oil/butter into the frypan if necessary.

To serve, you can top the fritter with sour cream, yoghurt, chilli sauce etc… but Minister Bligh’s favourite is good old fashioned tomato sauce.

Merci beaucoup Madame le Minister; votre contribution est trés appreciée.

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