Corn and Cottage Cheese Fritters (Sicheniki)

Corn and cottage cheese fritters (Sicheniki) - recipe with photo, Ukrainian cuisine
Rating: 4.4 Votes: 23
Cooking Time:
1 hour
Recipe Yield:
10-12 servings
Difficulty:
Medium recipe

Corn and cottage cheese fritters (Sicheniki) is a national dish of Ukrainian cuisine. Sicheniki look like pancakes, and in some regions they are oval-shaped and rolled in breadcrumbs before frying.

Recipe Ingredients

Corn Grits 250 g
Water 600 ml
Sugar 16 g
Eggs 2 pcs
Butter 35 g
Sour Cream 12 g

Cooking Recipe

For corn and cottage cheese fritters, it is necessary to sort out the grits, rinse well and pour into cold water. Mix everything well and put on a large fire. After the water boils, reduce the heat and cook until tender, stirring occasionally.

Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve and mix with eggs and sugar. Mix hot cooked corn porridge with cottage cheese.

Using a spoon, put sicheniki on a heated frying pan and fry on both sides in oil. Serve with sour cream or fruit sauce.