When I moved south to be with my husband, he lived with his Nan, in his childhood home. His Nan was an amazing woman. She was what the epitome of what the depression, war and hard living could produce; a strong woman. You made do or went without and yet there was something amazing on the table every night including a dessert of some sort. Always made from scratch and from what was in the fridge or cupboard.
I had never heard of corned beef fritters until I moved here and she made them one night with our leftover corn beef dinner from the night before. I won’t forget her throwing the ingredients together and beating them with such enthusiasm and love that she was making me one of my husband’s favourite dinners.
“Don’t turn your nose up till you try them!” she said to me almost every night as she plated up something I had never heard of. Flummery was another but I never liked that enough to get the recipe. Sorry, Nan.
Now I love them- so much. The crispier the better. If yours are a bit soggy your batter might be a tad runny add some flour. The batter consistency is key. Also, make sure you have enough oil and butter in the pan so they don’t stick. Also don’t flip them too early because they will fall apart; watch for lots of bubbles, not just a couple. They can be frozen and I always reheat them in the oven but again in the pan would be fine.
My time with her was only short but she was such a wonderful human that cooking these will forever remind me of her. I always ensure there are leftovers from our corn beef dinners just so I can make these. The secret I think is adding some of the white sauce and frying in lots of butter. Our kids love them with tomato sauce myself with a little chutney.
Corn Beef Fritters.
What you will need:
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- leftover corned beef shredded
- 1/2 cup of leftover vegetables chopped (or add some peas and corn)
- oil for frying butter
**I will also often add the leftover white sauce for extra yum**
How to:
Glad you liked them!!
Love recipes using left overs and had forgotten about these from my childhood. Thank you they were yummy and a nice quick and easy light snack instead of having an evening meal because we had lunch out.