Best Fresh Corn Pancakes Topped With Cheese Cachapas Recipes

Cachapas (Venezuelan Corn Pancakes) image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

lar1/2 cup crema or sour cream, plus more for serving
Two 15.25-ounce cans whole kernel corn, drained (about 3 cups)
2 large eggs
2 heaping tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/3 cup arepa flour (pre-cooked white cornmeal; see Cook's Note), such as P.A.N.
Nonstick cooking spray
16 ounces queso duro (hard cheese), queso de mano (fresh, soft white cheese), or mozzarella (see Cook's Note), thinly sliced or shredded
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
Add the crema, half of the corn, eggs, sugar and salt to a blender and blend until the mixture is evenly combined but still chunky. Add the arepa flour and the remaining corn, then blend until a thick, even batter forms with pieces of corn still visible. Let the batter sit a couple of minutes.
Meanwhile, heat a large nonstick skillet or a griddle over medium heat until warm and spray generously with cooking spray. Add two 1/4-cup scoops of the batter, spacing them apart, to form 2 pancakes. Smooth each out with the back of your measuring cup to form a 5-inch-wide pancake, making sure the center is thin and flat -- the center takes longer to cook and if mounded will make the pancake much harder to flip. Cook until the bottoms are dark brown, almost black, about 5 minutes. While the pancakes cook, shred or slice your cheese, if necessary.
Flip the pancakes and top one of them with a quarter of the cheese. Cook until the cheese melts, about 3 minutes, then top the cheese with the second pancake. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven.
Make more cachapas with the remaining batter and cheese, wiping out the previous oil and spraying the skillet or griddle generously with cooking spray for each batch. Once all of the cachapas are filled with cheese, top each with a half tablespoon of butter and serve with crema on the side, for dipping.

Corn Pancakes image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Steps:

In bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup flour, 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt, 1 large egg, and 1/3 cup milk just until combined; fold in 2 cups corn kernels.
Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in large skillet over medium heat; working in two batches, drop scant 1/4 cups of batter into skillet. Flatten slightly; cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add more oil if needed. Serve immediately.

Fresh Corn Pancakes image

Provided by Ian Knauer

Yield Makes 4 (make about 12 pancakes) servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
3 to 4 ears corn
3/4 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Accompaniment: pure maple syrup, or salsa and sour cream

Steps:

Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
Cut enough kernels from cobs to measure 2 cups. Using back of a knife, scrape pulp from cobs and transfer to a blender with milk and 1/2 cup corn. Purée until smooth, then strain through a sieve into another medium bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids. Whisk in eggs, oil, and butter.
Add to flour mixture with remaining 1 1/2 cups corn and whisk until just combined.
Heat a griddle or heavy skillet over medium heat until hot, then lightly brush with oil. Working in batches, pour 1/3 cup batter per pancake onto griddle and cook until bubbles appear on surface and undersides are golden-brown, about 2 minutes. Flip with a spatula and cook until undersides are golden-brown, about 1 minute more. (Reduce heat if pancakes brown too quickly.) Lightly oil griddle between batches if necessary.