Serves 4 (12-corncakes)
1/2 Cup plus 4 Tablespoons yellow Cornmeal
6 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon each Baking Soda and kosher Salt
3/4 Cup Buttermilk
2 Large Eggs
6 Tablespoons Cream Cheese, room temperature
1 Cup fresh corn, or frozen, thawed and drained
6 Tablespoons fresh Chives finely chopped or green Onion tops
18 Large Peperocini (Pickled Peppers) drained seeded and chopped fine (about 1/2 cup) or
1/2 Cup canned green chopped Peppers, well drained
1 Cup flaked Just Smoked Salmon, Alder smoked Salmon
4 Tablespoons Canola Oil
Dairy Sour Cream or Creme Fraiche, chopped Red Onion
and Lemon Slices as accompaniements, if desired…A fruit salsa goes great too!
In a small bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking soda and salt.
In another medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and cream cheese.
Chop half the corn corasely and stir into the buttermilk mixture
with the remaining corn, chives (or onion tops), peperoncini (or chiles),
salmon and cornmeal mixture JUST until combined.
In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot
but not smoking and working in batches,
drop batter by1/4 Cup measures into the skillet.
Spread batter slightly to form 3-1/2-4-inch cakes.
Cook 2-3 minutes on each side until golden-brown.
Transfer corncakes as cooked to a heatproof platter
and keep warm in a low set oven. Serve with accompaniements as desired.
ENJOY!!
Diane Halferty
Corpus Christi, TX