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Crispy kimchi corn fritters served with avocado, yoghurt, kimchi, and sliced spring onions on a pink plate.

Drained kimchi in a metal strainer, ready for use in cooking.

Kimchi corn fritter batter frying in a pan, sizzling in oil.

  • Strained kimchi juice can be enjoyed as a funky immune booster.
  • add any kind of leftovers to these fritters for extra flavour.
  • a great way to get fussy eaters to enjoy more vegetables.
  • don’t move the fritters too soon. Let them develop a golden crust.
  • there's no such thing as too crispy with these fritters!
  • the rice mixture can double as a quick fried rice with added protein and a fried egg on top.

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  • 1 cup (210g) kimchi, drained and finely chopped 
  • ½ cup corn kernels, canned and drained (or frozen, no need to thaw) 
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 
  • 1½ teaspoons tamari (or soy sauce) 
  • 1 egg 
  • 1 cup (195g) cooked and cooled white or brown rice 
  • ¼ cup rice flour (or plain flour) 
  • 2 spring onions, whites sliced into thin rounds plus greens sliced on the diagonal, for garnish 
  • ¼ cup neutral oil, for cooking 

  • 1 avocado, seed removed and thinly sliced, to serve 
  • ½ cup natural yoghurt, to serve 
  • ½ cup kimchi, roughly chopped, to serve

  1. , in a medium mixing bowl combine the kimchi, corn, sesame oil, tamari and egg, giving it a stir to bring all the ingredients together. Add the rice, rice flour and spring onion-whites, mixing in thoroughly with a wooden spoon. 
  2. Place a large heavy-based non-stick pan (28cm wide) over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add 2 tablespoons of oil and carefully drop in ¼ cup portions of batter and press gently to flatten down.  
  3. Cook for 4—5 minutes on one side, until deeply golden brown. Then flip each fritter over gently and cook for 4 minutes on the other side. Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining batter, adding more oil as needed. 
  4. , place 2 fritters on a plate, top with ¼ of the sliced avocado, a dollop of natural yoghurt and a sprinkle of chopped kimchi.  
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