Tomato Fritters
A main — tomatoes and sugar carry it.
contains dairycontains eggs
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 1 can tomatoes
- 6 cloves
- ⅛ cup sugar
- 3 slices onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Few grains cayenne
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup corn-starch
- 1 egg
Make it lactose-friendly
- ¼ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
Steps
- Cook first four ingredients twenty minutes, rub all through a sieve except seeds, and season with salt and pepper. Melt butter, and when bubbling, add corn-starch and tomato gradually; cook two minutes, then add egg slightly beaten. Pour into a buttered shallow tin, and cool. Turn on a board, cut in squares, diamonds, or strips. Roll in crumbs, egg, and crumbs again, fry in deep fat, and drain.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 495 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.2 g |
| Fat | 25.8 g |
| Carbs | 61.6 g |
| Fiber | 4.3 g |
| Sodium | 1232 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States