Southern Hush Puppies
These Southern Hush puppies are the perfect complement to any dish! They fry up light and fluffy, with the perfect amount of spice!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 255kcal
Cost: 8
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil *can sub bacon fat
- 1/2 cup jalapenos *seeded / chopped
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, and baking powder
- Add in the egg, milk, melted butter, coconut oil, and jalapenos (optional)
- Cover batter with plastic wrap or lid and refrigerate for at least an hour
- In a dutch oven cast iron skillet, or frier, heat about 2" of oil to 350 degrees
- Drop tablespoon size balls of batter into oil, about 6 at a time, and cook for 3 minutes
- As balls of batter are cooking, use a slotted spoon to turn them, allowing batter to cook evenly
- Remove cooked hush puppies once color is golden brown, and allow to drain on cooling rack / paper towel covered plate
- Repeat until all batter is cooked
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 3hush puppies | Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 1054mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 324IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 132mg | Iron: 2mg
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