Corn and Spring Onion Fritters

Makes 24 fritters

Ingredients

• 2 cobs of sweet corn, kernels removed
• 2 tablespoons shichimi togarashi spice mix
• 1 nori sheet, sliced finely
• 3 spring onions finely sliced
• 120g ‘00’ pasta flour
• 20g corn flour
• 5g salt
• 1 egg white
• 250ml cold soda water 
• vegetable oil to fry
• lemon to garnish

Method

• Combine flours and salt together.
• Place corn kernels, spring onion, nori and spice mix in a mixing bowl. Toss with a small amount of the flour. Whisk the   egg white and slowly add 250ml cold soda water. Add the flours and then fold through the corn mix. Heat oil in a wok or  saucepan and fry at 180 degrees until golden. Serve on a platter with lemon wedges and a sprinkle of togarashi spice mix.

Ingredients for Shichimi tÅ garashi spice mix

• 2 tsps dried chilli flakes
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 tsp black pepper freshly ground
• 1 sheet nori, sliced
• 1 tsp dried mandarin or orange peel , blended to a powder
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
• 2 tsp Szechuan pepper, ground
• 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds

Combine all ingredients together and store in an airtight container and set aside