Recently I found a blog that is great for active vegetarians called No Meat Athlete. Recently he posted a recipe for corn-type pancakes for dinner. I thought this was a great idea so I decided to try my hand at it because, well one, it looked pretty easy and fast for a weeknight meal, and two, it was cheap! Yes please!
I made the batter for the pancakes and found it was a bit too runny for me. I wanted some more structure and puff to them, so I adapted a recipe and they turned out pretty darn good. They were just like pancakes and had a nice texture from the cornmeal. I topped them with the black bean mixture and added a can of fire roasted maters and an oh so glorious poached egg and mozzarella cheese. I just love egg yolk! I completely believe that whole eggs can be a part of a healthy diet, because while it is high in cholesterol, saturated fat can be more detrimental to our lipid profiles.
For the corny cakes:
- 1/2 cup WW flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canned corn, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 2 large eggs
- Cumin, chili powder, garlic powder all purpose seasoning
Simply mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl, and the wet ingredients in a smaller bowl. Add the wet to the dry and mix. Cook them over medium heat in a large pan or griddle until golden.
For the black bean topping:
- 1 can black beans, drained
- 1 can fire roasted maters
- 1/2 cup canned corn
- cumin, oregano, chili powder
Mix ingredients in a pot and heat together.
For the poached egg:
Gently boil a pot of water with about 1 tbsp of white vinegar. Gently pour egg into the water and simmer until desired degree of doneness (about 4-5 minutes). I always have had a hard time making my poached eggs perfectly round, but it didn’t turn out too bad this time. Do you have any secrets to the perfect poached egg?
Mid-bite yolky goodness . . .
This was such a satisfying meal and very filling with the beans! These pancakes are also great for breakfast or as a pancake sandwich, yum!
