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September 16, 2025
Crispy pea fritters – great emergency meal! Recipe
Crispy pea fritters is a useful recipe for these instances when your fridge is naked. As a result of who doesn’t have some frozen peas lurking behind the freezer? Pull them out, and also you’ll have a scrumptious stack of fritters prepared in simply 20 minutes – no must thaw the peas first!
This recipe was born from an emergency breakfast state of affairs. The fridge was extraordinarily naked, I didn’t have bread, I solely had one egg and I don’t eat cereal.
A freezer rummage produced a scruffy bag of peas leftover from final weeks’ Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup and it’ll shock nobody that I had loads of cheese readily available. Cheese can clear up any meal dilemma, my buddies! 😇 And at present, we’re utilizing it to show an un-assuming bag of frozen peas right into a stack of crispy tacky golden fritters.
The batter is predicated on my beloved crispy corn fritters recipe which makes use of equal components flour and cornflour/cornstarch to make a crispier fritter, with simply sufficient batter to carry the fritter collectively. We’re not making pancakes right here – we wish to style peas, and cheese, not fluffy cakey crumb!
I additionally switched out the parmesan for pre-shredded cheese as a result of I didn’t have the motivation to shred on the time these fritters got here into existence (I used to be nonetheless in my PJ’s), and located that the fritters cooked up with jagged cheese-laced edges. Very not often in life does much less effort get rewarded with higher outcomes, so I’ll take that!
Right here’s what you must make crispy pea fritters utilizing frozen peas.
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Frozen peas – Simply common frozen peas or child peas, it really works advantageous for each. No must thaw or pre-cook. Frozen peas are cooked earlier than being frozen so there’s no must prepare dinner it beforehand, they only must be heated which occurs within the time the fritter takes to prepare dinner on the range (3 – 4 minutes).
Recent peas – For present offs who wish to use freshly harvested home-grown peas , blanch the peas, drain effectively, cool, then use per recipe. No, I’m not jealous in any respect.
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Cheese – Any melting cheese aside from mozzarella can be utilized (it’s not flavoured sufficient). Cheddar, tasty cheese, colby, Monterey Jack, pepper jack.
Packet shredded cheese is ok, no must shred your personal like I typically (strongly!) advocate. I take advantage of a 3 cheese mix (mozzarella, colby, parmesan), see photograph above.
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Cornflour (cornstarch) AND common flour – This recipe requires each as a result of cornflour makes the fritter crispier, however should you simply use cornflour then the batter is just too gluey and has an disagreeable texture. So the flour provides lightness to the batter whereas cornflour provides crispiness!
Are you able to skip the cornflour? Sure you’ll be able to. The fritter remains to be fairy crispy because of the cheese, however it’s crispier with the cornflour. But when I used to be out, I wouldn’t hesitate to make the recipe!
Gluten-free flour – I haven’t tried it myself however a reader reported success, saying you wouldn’t even know the distinction! Given how little batter there’s in comparison with peas, this is smart. 🙂
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Baking powder – This lightens up the batter a bit so it’s not overly dense inside. You’ll be able to substitute with baking soda (bi-carb).
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Egg and milk (or water) – To make the batter. The egg holds the whole lot collectively (the final word meals glue!) and the milk is to loosen the batter a contact to get the proper consistency.
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Garlic powder – For a contact of earthy garlic flavour. Substitute with contemporary garlic pressed by means of a garlic crusher or very finely chopped (if the items are too large, they received’t prepare dinner by means of sufficiently).
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Inexperienced onion – For a contact of freshness, although I wouldn’t hesitate to make this if I used to be out.
Substitute with onion (common or crimson) – sauté it in somewhat oil then let it cool earlier than mixing it into the batter (I might add finely minced contemporary garlic too).
Lemon yogurt dipping sauce
I’m truly fairly completely happy munching away on the pea fritters plain. However there’s no denying a dipping sauce elevates it! I like to make use of a easy Lemon Yogurt Sauce (love the contact of lemony garlicky flavour) although even simply plain yogurt with a graceful of olive oil would suffice.
Right here’s what you want for the Lemon Yogurt Sauce.
For the yogurt, use a plain, unsweetened yogurt (I like to make use of Greek or Greek-style yogurt). I all the time use full-fat however low fats will work advantageous too.
Right here’s how you can make it. I like that the one factor you must pull out the reducing board for is to slice up some inexperienced onion!
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Batter first – Put the flour, cornflour, egg, milk, garlic powder, salt and pepper right into a bowl and blend to mix.
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Frozen peas – Add the peas, nonetheless frozen, plus the cheese and inexperienced onion. Then combine so the peas are coated within the batter. It can appear like there’s not sufficient batter. Have religion – the little there’s units when cooked and glues the peas collectively (the cheese helps too). An excessive amount of batter = pancake state of affairs = crispiness compromised = disappointing!
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Pack to measure – Scoop up the batter utilizing 3 tablespoon cookie scoop (# 20) or a 1/4 cup measure. Pack it in tightly.
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Flatten – Place / flick the batter into the pan.
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Flatten the mound to about 1.25cm / 0.5″ thick.
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Flattened! Then repeat with remaining batter to make 4 or 5 at a time.
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Cook dinner for about 1 1/2 minutes on either side till it’s deep golden and crispy. Modify the warmth as wanted if it’s browning too rapidly or slowly. And be courageous – be sure you prepare dinner till very golden, as a result of golden = crispy!
💡TIP: Don’t skimp on oil for fritters. Warmth sufficient oil into your pan so the bottom is roofed utterly. Bear in mind, oil thins out because it heats up so it’ll unfold extra. In the event you don’t use sufficient oil, your fritters will find yourself burnt fairly than golden and crispy which is so disappointing.
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Drain the surplus oil on paper towels then repeat with remaining batter. You must get 9 or 10, relying on how tightly you pack the cup. Then serve with the Lemon Yogurt Dipping Sauce! (Which is only a combine collectively state of affairs so I skipped the step pictures for that.)
Have these as a meal, function a starter, a hearty snack or for breakfast with a runny egg.
No matter time of the day it’s, the second you chunk into the crispy golden crust could also be one of the best a part of your day. And to suppose that every one it took was a bag of frozen peas!! I like these type of emergency recipes. Very useful when you must eat, proper now, with out going to the shop. – Johnsat x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup flour (plain/all-purpose) – Note 4 gluten free
- 1/4 cup cornflour / cornstarch , or more flour (Note 1)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp cooking salt (kosher salt), or 1/4 tsp table salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 large egg (~55g/2 oz)
- 2 tbsp milk (any type, any fat %), or water
- 2 cups frozen peas , still frozen (break up large clumps) (Note 2)
- 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar, tasty, colby – anything that melts, Note 3), packet shredded is fine
- 3/4 cup finely sliced green onion (ok to omit)
- 1/4 cup olive oil , for cooking
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/8 tsp finely grated garlic , optional
- Pinch each salt and pepper
Instructions
- Mix the Batter ingredients. Stir in the Add-ins. Scoop, flatten, cook 1 1/2 minutes each side. Eat!
- Lemon Yogurt Dipping Sauce – Mix the ingredients together in a bowl and set aside while you cook the fritters to let the flavours meld.
- Fritter batter – Mix the Batter ingredients until combined. Add the Add-ins, then mix until the batter coats all the peas. It will look like waaaay too much peas for batter, but have faith! The batter will set as it cooks.
- Measure & flatten – Heat enough oil to cover the base of a pan on medium high (~2 1/2 tbsp). Pack a 3 tbsp cookie scoop (#20) or 1/4 cup measure firmly with the mixture. Place mound in the pan, then flatten to 1.25 / 0.5" thick. Repeat to to fill the pan (I do 4 – 5 at a time)
- Cook – Cook for 1 1/2 minutes until the underside is golden, then turn and cook the other side for 1 1/2 minutes until golden and crispy. Transfer onto a paper towel lined tray. Repeat with remaining batter to make 9 -10 in total.
- Serve with Lemon Yogurt Dipping Sauce!
Notes
Serves 2 as a meal with a side salad.
1. Cornflour/cornstarch – Makes the fritters crispier than just using regular flour. Substitute with rice flour (also crispy) or regular flour (less crispy but still tasty, I would not hesitate to make this with just plain flour)
2. Pea substitutes – Other frozen or raw diced vegetables will work too (carrots, zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli, celeriac, capsicum/bell peppers, green beans, even fresh peas!). But they will need to be pre cooked, well drained then cooled before mixing into the batter (unless using pre-cooked frozen vegetables).
3. Cheese – Use your favourite melting cheese. If using mozzarella, best to use 3/4 cup mozzarella + 1/4 cup parmesan because it’s more mild flavoured than other cheeses (like cheddar). You could also use feta but the fritter won’t be as crispy.
4. Gluten free flour – Reader has reported success making this with GF flour!
Leftovers will keep for 3 to 4 days. I pan fried to re-heat so the surface crisps up again.
Nutrition per fritter, assuming 10 fritters, excluding the yogurt sauce.
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