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Cheesy kimchi fritters recipe

Cheesy kimchi fritters recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food 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. See method

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

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
If you don't have any spring onions, try using white onions or leeks and adjust the amount accordingly

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    735kj
    176kcal     9%

  • Fat

    11g 16%

  • Saturates

    3g 13%

  • Sugars

    2g 2%

  • Salt

    0.8g 14%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 12.6g Protein 5.1g Fibre 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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