Two golden corn fritters topped with fresh tomato salsa sit on a green plate, accompanied by a bowl of additional salsa. A fork lies beside the fritters, while a light green napkin is partially visible in the background.

Hot Corn Cakes

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Portions : 12
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Total Time : 20 mins
A green and yellow can of Green Giant sweetcorn, labelled Original Naturally Sweet. The can features an illustration of a giant figure made of leaves, promoting its health benefits. The text highlights it as one of your five-a-day servings, with corn images on the side.
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Ingredients

  • 340g can Green Giant Sweet Corn, drained
  • 155g bottle Shake to Make Betty Crocker American Style pancake mix
  • 2 tbsp chopped chives or 2 tsp dried
  • ½ red pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 75g half fat Cheddar cheese, grated
  • oil for frying (35g)
Salsa:
  • 4 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 3 tbsp chopped cucumber
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
Equipment
  • Large and small mixing bowl
  • Large frying pan
  • Fish slice

Children will love these american style savoury pancakes with cheese, peppers , chives and Green Giant sweet corn.

Preparation

  1. Make the pancake mix as directed on the bottle. Tip into a large bowl then add the sweet corn, chives, red pepper and cheese and stir together.
  2. In a small bowl prepare and mix the salsa ingredients together.
  3. Heat the frying pan, when hot, pour in 1 tablespoon oil. Drop about 3 tablespoons of the mixture into the pan and lower the heat to medium. Cook the pancakes for 2-3 minutes, lift the underside with a fish slice and if golden brown, turn them over and cook until the second side is golden, remove from the pan.
  4. Add another teaspoon of oil to the pan and continue to cook the mixture as before.
  5. Serve with the salsa.

Tips

  • Use 3 finely chopped spring onions to replace the chives if preferred.