Kale Corn And Onion Skillet Cakes Recipes

KALE, CORN AND ONION SKILLET CAKES

Steps:

• In a large non-stick skillet, heat 1-2 Tblsp olive oil. Add the onion and saute until golden.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, cornmeal, salt, corn and kale.
• In a medium bowl, beat lightly the eggs, 2 Tblsp of melted butter or olive oil and milk to combine.
• Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix briefly.
• Add sauteed onion to the batter, mix again.
• Heat pan again (leaving any remaining oil) and drop 1/4 cup of batter per cake into hot skillet. Add more oil as needed to keep cakes from sticking.
• Cook cakes until they begin to bubble (about 3-5 minutes), then flip and cook until the other side is golden.
• Serve warm.

CORNMEAL CARROT SKILLET CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F and line baking sheet with paper towels and put inside oven.
• Combine flour, cornmeal, mustard, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Add carrots, green onion, cheese, egg and milk; mix well.
• Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. scoop tablespoonfuls of batter into pan. spread flat with back of spoon to about 3 inch diameter.
• Cook cakes 2 - 3 minutes or until golden brown.
• Transfer to prepared pan in oven to keep warm.
• Serve hot.

SKILLET CORN CAKES

Steps:

• Add 2 cups of the corn to a food processor and puree. Combine the pureed corn with the softened butter, sugar, and salt. Mix well.
• Stir in the masa harina, and flour, and mix until blended. Fold in the remaining corn kernels.
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Drop 1/2 cup portions of the batter into the hot skillet forming patties. Cook until the cakes are golden brown on one side, and flip over. Continue cooking until the cakes are cooked through and golden brown on both sides.
• Serve the corn cakes as they are, or adorned with shredded cabbage, tomatillo guacamole, sour cream, and mango salsa.
• To make guacamole:
• Combine the tomatillos, cilantro, avocado, onion, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, cumin, and salt in a food processor or blender and pulse until combined.
• To make salsa:
• Combine the mango, tomatoes, minced onion, cilantro, chile, lime zest, and lime juice in a small bowl. Allow the flavors to macerate. Serve as a garnish for the cumin seared scallop tacos.
• Corn Cake Variations:
• Bacon Corn Cakes: Add 1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon to the batter just before cooking.
• Green Chile Corn Cakes: Add 1/4 cup chopped green chiles to the batter just before cooking.
• Cumin-Spiced Corn Cakes: Add 2 teaspoons ground cumin to the batter just before cooking.

KALE-CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, salt, kale and corn.
• In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs.
• Mix in the oil/butter, and milk.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.
• This makes mixing in easier and faster.
• If you are using the onion, sautee it, then add to your batter.
• Also, if you are using the bacon, cook it and crumble it into the batter.
• Reserve some of the bacon grease.
• For both of these, it is better if you can cook your fritters in the same pan- the fact that you already cooked flavorful foods in that pan will add to the flavor of the fritters.
• Do not worry if the batter seems kind of thin.
• Due to the eggs it should fry up fine.
• However, if you try one and feel it is still too thin, feel free to add more flour- about a Tbs at a time.
• Heat a frying pan with oil and/or bacon grease over medium heat.
• Add dollops (about 1/4 cup) of the batter and fry.
• When the fritters are ready to be flipped they will begin to look firm and egg-like around the edges and begin to bubble slightly (This should be about 3 minutes).
• Flip and cook the other side (1-2 min).
• It is much like cooking pancakes, and is pretty easy to get the hang of.
• You may need to fiddle with your heat.
• Be sure these are cooked through as they do contain raw eggs.
• Serve warm.
• I like mine with sour cream, my boyfriend likes his with sour cream and cheddar.
• For Vegetarian Omit the bacon.

SKILLET CORN CAKES

Steps:

• Add 2 cups of the corn to a food processor and puree. Combine the pureed corn with the softened butter, sugar, and salt. Mix well.
• Stir in the masa harina, and flour, and mix until blended. Fold in the remaining corn kernels.
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Drop 1/2 cup portions of the batter into the hot skillet forming patties. Cook until the cakes are golden brown on one side, and flip over. Continue cooking until the cakes are cooked through and golden brown on both sides.
• Serve the corn cakes as they are, or adorned with shredded cabbage, Tomatillo Guacamole, sour cream, and Mango Salsa.
• Tomatillo Guacamole:.
• Combine the tomatillos, cilantro, avocado, onion, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, cumin, and salt in a food processor or blender and pulse until combined.
• Mango Salsa:.
• Combine the mango, tomatoes, minced onion, cilantro, chile, lime zest, and lime juice in a small bowl. Allow the flavors to macerate. Serve as a garnish for the cumin seared scallop tacos.
• Corn Cake Variations:.
• Bacon Corn Cakes:.
• Add 1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon to the batter just before cooking.
• Green Chile Corn Cakes:.
• Add 1/4 cup chopped green chiles to the batter just before cooking.
• Cumin-Spiced Corn Cakes:.
• Add 2 teaspoons ground cumin to the batter just before cooking.

SKILLET CORN CAKES

Steps:

• Saute, the 1/2 cup chopped yellow onions,add the 1 cup of corn and saute until transparent, sit aside.
• In a large bowl mix Flour, cornmeal, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar together.
• Whisk together buttermilk,egg,half & half,and melted butter:Add to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.
• Add Onions and corn to batter; Heat a nonstick skillet and ladle 2-ounces for each cake, Fry until browned turn and cooked other side until browned, serve.