Fresh Corn and Teleme Fritters

Name: Fresh Corn and Teleme Fritters
Yield: Makes 12–16 fritters
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 oz (90 g) Teleme cheese, cut into small cubes; ½ tsp baking powder; 4 ears corn, white, yellow, or a mixture; ¼ tsp sea salt, plus more for sprinkling; Extra-virgin olive oil for frying; ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; ¼ cup (1½ oz/45 g) all-purpose flour; ¼ yellow onion

Preparation info

Makes
12–16
fritters

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cheese Obsession

By Georgeanne Brennan

Published 2013

About

Made in San Luis Obispo, California, by a family-owned company, Teleme melts well and has a slightly tart taste, making it a natural choice for binding together fresh corn and a seasoned batter. When you bite into these fritters, the oozing cheese is a delicious surprise.

Ingredients

4 ears corn, white, yellow, or a mixture
¼ yellow onion

Americas
United States
San Luis Obispo
Side dish
California
Vegetarian

Method

Hold 1 ear of corn upright, base down, in a shallow bowl. Using a sharp knife, cut straight down between the kernels and the cob, freeing the kernels and rotating the ear a quarter turn after each stroke. Repeat with the remaining ears. Transfer the corn kernels to a bowl. Using the fine rasps on a g