Cheesy kimchi fritters recipe

Cheesy kimchi fritters

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Zainab Pirzada's crispy sweetcorn fritters are great as part of an Iftar spread. Kimchi is good here for salty and funky flavours and a little bit of spice. Serve with a spicy sriracha and sesame sauce for dipping.

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  • Makes 10
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 176 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 250g kimchi, drained
  • 200g tin sweetcorn, drained
  • 2 large spring onions, finely sliced
  • 120g grated mozzarella
  • 1 egg
  • 75g plain flour
  • 40g cornflour
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • small bunch of chives, to serve
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds, to serve

For the dipping sauce

  • 3 tbsp mayo (kewpie ideally)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil​
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 1 tsp sriracha sauce

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Each serving contains

Energy
735kJ 176.0kcal
9%
Fat
11g
medium16%
Saturates
3g
medium13%
Salt
0.8g
medium14%
Sugars
2g
low2%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 12.6gProtein 5.1gFibre 1.8g

Method

  1. In a large bowl, add drained kimchi, sweetcorn, spring onions, grated mozzarella, egg, plain flour, cornflour, soy sauce and pepper. Mix it together well.
  2. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and spoon in a heaped tablespoon of the fritter batter. Fry for 2-3 mins on each side until golden brown. Set aside on a plate while you cook the others.
  3. Mix all the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  4. Serve the fritters sprinkled with sesame seeds and chopped chives.

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