Hot Shott’s Sweetcorn fritters with smashed avocado and eggs

Gold Coast café culture has done well from the downward shift in fine dining culture. Hot Shott is no exception, with owners Chef Kellie Rolfe and barista Jenna Finch leaving Palazzo Versace to open their own business in Main Beach in 2016.

Named after their chocolate-lined waffle espresso cup, this ‘play on words’ café bears a joyfulness Kellie says she picked up as a chef in Bermuda. Many menu items cross the boundaries of tradition and whimsy such as the theatre of trout emerging smoking hot from under a cloche at the table.

“I want to be playful and see what I can do with food,” Kellie tells us. “Visually you see it, smell it, taste it. When you play with all the senses you create a different experience – playful but not unapproachable.”

Kellie’s recipe for fresh sweetcorn fritters puts a new twist on the coast’s favourite, smashed avo. It’s a delicious weekend breakfast to make at home.

Hot Shott Café, 3/17 Tedder Avenue, Main Beach Ph: 07 5532 3275

Read our review of Hot Shott Cafe here.

Print Recipe

Hot Shott’s Sweetcorn fritters with smashed avocado and poached eggs

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

5 - 10 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup full cream milk
• 2 corn cobs (uncooked)
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 100 grams Danish feta, crumbled
• 1/3 cup natural yoghurt
• 30 ml vegetable oil
• 3 avocados, mashed
• 8 eggs, soft poached
• salt and pepper

Course Main Dish Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 5 - 10 minutes Servings people Ingredients 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour 2 eggs 1/3 cup full cream milk 2 corn cobs (uncooked) 2 tablespoons chopped chives 100 grams Danish feta, crumbled 1/3 cup natural yoghurt 30 ml vegetable oil 3 avocados, mashed 8 eggs, soft poached salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Place flour in a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Use a fork to whisk eggs and milk in a jug then pour gradually into the flour. Add the yogurt and stir gently to combine. Cut the corn kernels off the cob and add to the milk and flour mixture along with the chives and half the feta. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and mix through. Don’t over mix or the fritters may become tough, not light and fluffy.
2. Heat oil in a large frying pan. Drop in large tablespoon size dollops spaced out around the pan. Allow each fritter to become golden in colour and puff up then flip them over and cook until cooked through and golden. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towel. Set aside. Repeat with remaining mixture.
3. Place mashed avocado in the centre of four serving plates. Layer two warm fritters with two freshly poached eggs on top of the avocado on each plate, then sprinkle the remaining crumbled feta over the top and serve. Serves 4.