These delicious crispy corned beef fritters are a glorious hark back to my childhood, canned bully beef held together by a simple mustard batter and all in under 30 minutes!
Add the egg, egg yolk, self-raising flour, cornflour, milk, mustard powder, salt and white pepper to a large mixing bowl. Whisk to form a thick batter.
Cut the shallot in half, peel it and then dice it as finely as you can, then add it to the batter.
Remove the corned beef from the tin and then cut it into a 6-8mm (just over ¼") dice. Then mix it through the batter, you should have quite a lumpy mix that will just hold together.
Heat a 30cm or 12" frying pan (nonstick helps) over a high-medium heat with enough oil to form a 2-3mm layer in the bottom of the pan.
When the pan is hot, dollop in a couple of dessert spoons of the batter per fritter into the oil, pushing them down to form a flat patty. Cook until golden on the base; this will take 3-4 minutes.
Then flip and give them another 2-3 minutes. Serve hot.