Selfmade Southern Cornmeal Hush Puppies

Hushpuppies are a summer season staple, particularly with fried fish; it’s the proper mixture!

Why You’ll Love These Hushpuppies

These are deep fried scrumptious cornmeal balls which might be tremendous versatile. Usually, they’re served with fried fish, coleslaw, and French fries, and they’re an actual deal with! These little treats are very versatile and the proper addition to your summer season barbeque!

Why The Title Hushpuppy?

1.  Accomplice troopers used their corn biscuit rations to feed to their canines to quiet them with the intention to keep away from detection from Union troopers, therefore the phrase hushing the puppies.

2.  It’s believed that whereas cooking fried meals with batter outdoors reminiscent of fish, balls of batter have been fried and given to the canines to maintain them from begging or barking, thus the identify “hush puppies”.

3. (This one is my favourite. I’m a Kentuckian and it is sensible to me.)  They have been fried as much as toss to the canines to maintain them quiet whereas the “revenooers” have been snooping round searching for stills. No matter clarification, fried catfish simply isn’t the identical with out hushpuppies.

Are They Versatile?

Sure, you possibly can add jalapeños, inexperienced pepper, and any spices you want! We love the onion grated or chopped very positive and we make them with yellow cornmeal however some desire white. We like to cook dinner with buttermilk, however others will change that with beer.

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Southern Cornmeal Hushpuppies

Judy Yeager

Hushpuppies are an ideal addition to any meal. Plus, they’re tremendous straightforward!

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 5 minutes minutes

Complete Time 15 minutes minutes

Course Appetizer, bread, Facet Dish

Delicacies American

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons white granulated sugar non-compulsory
• 1/2 of a medium onion finely chopped or grated
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tablespoon contemporary chives chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dried
• pinch cayenne pepper
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• oil for frying

• Mix all substances in a big bowl. Combine with spoon.   The batter needs to be simply moist sufficient which you could form it into balls in regards to the measurement of a walnut along with your arms and it sticks collectively.

• Have oil sizzling in a skillet and drop hushpuppies into oil.  Cook dinner about 3 to 4 minutes browning on all sides.   Take away and drain on paper towels.

This makes about 20 to 24 hushpuppies.  You may double or triple the recipe. 

Key phrase Southern Cornmeal Hushpuppies, hushpuppies, southern

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