Smoked Trout Fritters | MeatEater Cook

Ingredients

• Fritters
• 12 ounces smoked trout, flaked in small chunks
• 1 cup sweet corn (canned or fresh-cooked)
• 1/2 cup pickled jalapeño peppers, chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tbsp. lard or fat, melted
• 1 lemon, zested
• ½ cup parsley, chopped
• 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cup cornmeal
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tsp. Kosher salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• Canola oil for frying
• Brine
• 1/2 cup Kosher salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. dill
• Tartar Sauce
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 tsp. mustard
• ¼ cup onion, finely diced
• 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup dill pickle, diced
• 2 tsp. capers, drained and chopped (optional)
• ¼ cup fresh Italian parsley and dill, chopped (or 1 tsp. dry each)
• ½ tsp. black pepper