Costa Rica · breakfast · English edition
Chorreadas
Pancakes of ground fresh corn, served with natilla soured cream.
4 servings · 40 minutes (estimated)

Ingredients
Quantities for 4 servings.
- 6 piece Fresh corn, on the cob
- 40 g Sugar
- 1 piece Egg
- 30 g Corn flour
- 40 g Butter
- 200 ml Natilla or soured cream, to serve
- 150 g Fresh white cheese, to serve
- 1 tsp Salt
Method
- Cut the kernels from the cobs with a knife, running the blade down the core.
- Grind the kernels in a blender in short pulses to a grainy mass.
- Work in the egg, sugar, salt and corn flour to the consistency of thick cream.
- Heat a pan with butter over medium until it just wisps.
- Pour in a ladle of batter and spread it into a fifteen-centimetre round.
- Fry three minutes a side, to golden patches and a springy centre.
- Serve them hot with natilla and a slice of fresh cheese.
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