Sauteed Corn Cakes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ears fresh sweet corn, remove kernels from cob
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and very finely chopped (optional)
• 1 clove garlic, mashed to a paste
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (add more if you like)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 large eggs (if eggs are smaller use 4)
• 2/3 cup monterey jack cheese
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl,mix sweet corn kernels and all other ingredients except oil, making sure to mix very well.
• 2 in a large skillet (or 2 skillets if small) heat the oil.
• 3 drop batter by heaping tablespoons full into the skillet.
• 4 flatten batter, and cook until lightly browned on both sides (about 1 to 2 minutes per side) cover with foil and keep warm in the oven at low temperature until ready to serve.