Southern Hush Puppies Recipe
This is the perfect hush puppy recipe too because they taste like little morsels of fried cornbread.
Servings: 12 hush puppies
Calories: 64kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup white corn meal
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 6 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a skillet, add frying oil and heat.
- In a medium sized bowl, add corn meal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt and granulated sugar and whisk together to combine.
- Next add in egg, onion and milk and whisk until batter is thick and well combined.
- Over hot heat, drop in tablespoons of batter and fry until golden brown on all sides.
- Remove hush puppies once golden brown and drain on paper towels. Serve hot.
Notes
Don’t over mix. Overworking the batter will make for dense, tough hush puppies. Stir the batter only up until the dry ingredients become moist.
Add sugar. When added to a batter, sugar encourages browning and deepens flavor. Even if you’re not a fan of a sweeter cornbread, I would encourage you to still add the sugar.
Rest the batter. Allowing the batter to sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes is key! During that time the batter will set and thicken.
Warning and use caution! Freshly cooked Hush Puppies are delightful but, they can be dangerously hot when they come out of the fryer. To avoid injury, please wait at least 5 minutes before popping one in your mouth.
Use a tablespoon measure or small scoop to measure out the batter. They don't need to be perfectly shape but using one of these utensils ensures they're all similar in size and not too big.
Nutrition
Serving: 3g | Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.6mg