Wild Rice Skillet Fritters

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon cream cheese dip (or dressing, i always use a dip as for potato chips but have used ranch dressing in a pinch)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cooked wild rice, cooled
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 in mixing bowl beat together egg, flour, cream cheese dip and salt.
• 2 add wild rice and stir to combine.
• 3 heat 1/8 inch oil in large skillet over medium high heat.
• 4 spoon ¼ cup rice mixture into the oil and spread out with a spoon to forma about a 3 inch circle.
• 5 repeat with remaining rice mix or until skillet is full.
• 6 do not overcrowd.
• 7 cook until crisp and golden then flip and cook the other side.
• 8 transfer to paper towel lined plate and keep warm.
• 9 variations.
• 10 stir 2 tsp grated onion and or celery in with the wild rice.
• 11 use a flavored dip like artichoke or onion in place of the cream cheese dip.
• 12 use bacon drippings for the oil and add crumbled bacon before frying.
• 13 substitute celery or garlic salt for the salt.
• 14 add ¼ tsp dry mustard to the egg mixture.