How To Make Hush Puppies

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How to make hush puppies. In a mixing bowl combine the cornmeal flour salt sugar baking powder and baking soda. These hush puppies are the perfect side dish ready in minutes. The hush puppies were never quite right. In a cast iron dutch oven or an electric skillet heat oil to 365.

This side dish is perfect for pairing with any fried food or southern favorite dish. Mix in egg and chopped onion. Sift the dry ingredients flour cornmeal salt sugar baking soda and powder together. However a light and fluffy hushpuppies food can serve as a side dish or an appetizer to seafood or barbecue.

Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. The term hush puppy dates back to the early 1900s. Step 3 shape the batter into small balls approximately 1 tablespoon each. Advertisement step 2 in a large mixing bowl combine corn meal baking powder salt milk and water.

Whisk the egg milk and onion. Use a fork or whisk to. Some say it comes from the post civil war era when food was scarce. A deep fry thermometer is key in making sure your oil is at the right temperature.

For softer hush puppies use 1 3 4 cups of self rising cornmeal mix and 1 2 cup of self rising flour. Southern hush puppies are round golf ball sized light and flakey cornmeal batter that is fried golden brown on the outside and soft on the inside served as a side dish to any southern meal. These were even better than the long lost recipe ones. Blend in flour and cornmeal.

If you re using self rising cornmeal and flour omit the baking powder and salt. In a medium bowl mix together eggs sugar and onion. Place a rack over a baking sheet put the fried and drained hush puppies on the rack and place them in the preheated oven to keep warm while making more batches. I lost a recipe i once used and have tried to make hush puppies a number of times using a variety of recipes.

Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls in hot oil and fry until golden brown. How to make southern hush puppies ingredients. I didn t have green or purple onions so i used 3 4 c finely chopped yellow onions. Hush puppies are soul food with extra sweetness.

The most common oil used is. Making rich southern hush puppies 1. To get the batter to. They are great with fried seafood and other types of fish as well.

Hush puppies are a southern specialty traditionally served with fried catfish. Directions in a large bowl combine the cornmeal flour baking powder and salt. Directions step 1 heat vegetable oil to 365 degrees f 185 degrees c. These hush puppies are the best.

They are heart friendly comfort food. There are a few stories about the odd name. Preheat a deep fryer to 365 f 185 c or heat up 2 cups oil over medium high heat.