Hush Puppies

Name: Hush Puppies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 1 quart canola oil; 1 1/2 cups fine cornmeal; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; Pinch of cayenne pepper; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk; 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions, white and light green portions

4 steps

Prep:25minCook:20min

Small cornmeal dumplings that originated in the South, hush puppies are delicious served with our Chopped Barbecued Pork.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:58:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories901.1 kcal (45%)

Total Fat88.5 g (126%)

Carbs25.2 g (10%)

Sugars1.7 g (2%)

Protein4.7 g (9%)

Sodium297.6 mg (15%)

Fiber1.8 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 quartcanola oil

1 ½ cupsfine cornmeal

1 cupall purpose flour

½ tspbaking powder

½ tspbaking soda

1 tspsalt

½ tspfreshly ground black pepper

cayenne pepper

2eggs

1 ½ cupsbuttermilk

¼ cupgreen onions

thinly sliced, white and light green portions

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 200°F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In a saucepan over medium-high heat, heat the oil to 350°F on a deep-frying thermometer. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.

Step 3

In a bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, black pepper and cayenne. Add the eggs and buttermilk and whisk until the mixture is smooth and no lumps remain. Add the green onions and stir until well combined. Let the batter stand for 5 minutes.

Whisk

Step 4

Working in batches, use a small scoop or tablespoon to carefully drop about 1 Tbs. of the batter into the oil for each hush puppy. Fry, turning often with a slotted spoon, until the hush puppies are golden brown, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Transfer them to the prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while cooking the remaining hush puppies. Serve immediately. Makes about 40 hush puppies.