Amazing Hush Puppies

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"These are my family's favorite. We make these every time we have a fish fry. Wonderful and spicy."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups self-rising cornmeal mix
• 1 1⁄2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1⁄2 cup minced onion
• 1⁄4 cup diced canned jalapeno pepper
• vegetable oil

directions

1. Combine first 7 ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add milk, buttermilk, and egg; mix until blended.
3. Stir in the onion and peppers.
4. Carefully drop batter by level tablespoonfuls into deep hot oil (370 degrees).
5. Fry 3-5 minutes, turning once, until hush puppies are golden brown.
6. Drain on paper towels.

Reviews

[PixieDust]

My husband loves to fry fish and is very good at it, but his hush puppies have always been just so-so. I made up the batter for these and he fried them. Oh WOW!! Very spicy; crispy on the outside; soft and tender on the inside. The spices and peppers are what make this a standout. Thanks Nurse Di.

 

[enigma535]

I've never been a hushpuppy fan but these were really great. A nice spicy kick that my 2 year old liked, also. I was worried they might be greasy but they turned out great and we even reheated them the next day in the oven and they stood up just fine. Next time, I will divide the recipe in half, it made an awful lot, even for the 6 of us. Next time I'lI read the servings better.

 

[katshop]

Although the flavour was great, the whole family found them VERY dry...I'll have to keep looking for our favourite hush puppy recipe

 

[Rev. Roy]

Great recipe! I had these with Cajun Catfish #7476. I couldn't find self-rising corn-meal, and I used regular flour instead, but they still came out great. I'm going to look for the self-rising in the future and see what difference it makes. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Dreamgoddess]

I've never been able to find a hush puppy recipe that I was truly happy with...until now! These fried up crispy and packed just the right amount of heat. This will be my standard hush puppy recipe from now on. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!