Best Hush Puppies I Recipes

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HUSH PUPPIES



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A fish dinner isn't complete without a side of hush puppies, and my mom is well-known for this recipe. It's the best! -Mary McGuire, Graham, NC

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
3/4 cup 2% milk
1 small onion, finely chopped
Oil for deep-fat frying

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk the egg, milk and onion; add to dry ingredients just until combined. , In a cast-iron Dutch oven or an electric skillet, heat oil to 365°. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. Fry until golden brown, 2 to 2-1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 55 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 86mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

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Down the street from our previous home in Los Angeles, there's a small joint called Mel's Fish Shack. You choose from any number of pieces of fish that they batter and fry, and we'd always get an order of hush puppies to go with it. I remember many sunny days on our porch, crunching through those crunchy puppies with my mouth slightly open to let all the steam out! I was never good at waiting for food to cool down! When I asked them if they'd share their recipe, the owner looked at me like I was weird and said, we just buy them. I was so disappointed, but then was so happy to find out they're really easy to make! Here's my version, inspired by an Indian teatime snack, dhokla, which is a savory steamed chickpea cake that's doused with mustard seeds, curry leaves and coconut.

Provided by Aarti Sequeira

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings (about 20 hush puppies)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons ghee
1 teaspoon black or brown mustard seeds (see Cook's Note)
1 serrano pepper, minced
10 to 15 fresh curry leaves
3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
Zest and juice of 1 lime
Frying oil, such as canola or vegetable
Handful chopped fresh cilantro
Handful fresh or thawed grated coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a triple layer of paper towels, then set a wire cooling rack over the top. Set aside.
  • For the tempering oil: Warm the ghee in a small skillet or tadka pan over medium heat. Drop a couple of mustard seeds into the ghee; if they sizzle immediately, then it's hot enough. Add the remaining mustard seeds and the green chile. Cook about 5 seconds, then carefully add the curry leaves (they will splutter!). Cook about 30 seconds, then pour into a small bowl and set aside to cool down.
  • For the hush puppies: Whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and soda, turmeric and salt together in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, egg and lime zest together. Stir the wet ingredients and the now cooled-off tadka into the cornmeal mixture until just combined. Set aside to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, fill 10-inch cast-iron skillet with frying oil about 3/4-inch deep, or fill a deep-fryer. Preheat until it registers 375 degrees F.
  • Drop little balls (about 1 tablespoon) of batter into the oil, being sure not to overcrowd the skillet. Fry, flipping often, until deep golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer the hush puppies to the prepared rack, then sprinkle with salt and lime juice and keep warm in oven.
  • To serve, sprinkle with the cilantro and coconut.

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Simple yet good.

Provided by Brittney Tun

Categories     Side Dish     Hushpuppie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 quart vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup self-rising cornmeal
½ onion, minced
½ cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 stalk celery, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pinch Cajun seasoning, or to taste

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Mix flour, cornmeal, onion, milk, egg, celery, garlic, and Cajun seasoning in a bowl.
  • Drop ping pong ball-sized balls of batter, about 5 at a time, into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove hush puppies with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining batter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 372.3 calories, Carbohydrate 31.9 g, Cholesterol 48.9 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 404.5 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

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I get a kick out of seeing these hush puppies turn themselves over, and they taste great! They usually disappear before the meal. If you don't like my sweet Southern version, just omit the sugar.

Provided by BeachGirl

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 30m

Yield 3-4 dozen, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 box Jiffy cornbread mix
1/2 cup grated onion (1 medium or 1/2 large)
5 tablespoons buttermilk or 2 tablespoons skim milk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons self-rising flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 slices white bread, crumbled
2 tablespoons grated green bell peppers (optional)

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients together just until they are wet.
  • Refrigerate 30 minutes to 5 hours.
  • To cook, heat oil to about 350-375 degrees.
  • Dip a small spoon in cold water, then get a spoonful of batter, using the side of the bowl to"break-off" the spoonful of batter from the bowl.
  • Immediately submerge spoon in the hot oil for a few seconds until the Hush Puppy releases from the spoon.
  • Repeat this process with each Hush Puppy, until you have 6 or 7 in the hot oil.
  • Do not crowd the"puppies", as you do not want to lower the temperature of the hot oil.
  • Getting the spoon wet between puppies is important, as it helps keep the batter from sticking to the spoon.
  • If your oil is the correct temperature, the hush puppies should be golden on the outside and cooked on the inside.
  • When golden on one side, if they automatically turn themselves over, you're cooking like a Pro.
  • If they don't give them a little nudge to make them turn over.
  • Possible Problems: If oil is too hot, or"raw puppies are too large", they will get too browned on the outside and be gummy or runny on the inside.
  • If oil is not hot enough, the puppies will be greasy.
  • I usually put 1 or 2 spoonsful of batter in the hot oil to test it before making a whole batch of these tasty little Southern treats.
  • Adjust oil temperature as needed.
  • Although not quite as good as when freshly cooked, I often freeze leftover hush puppies and reheat them in a toaster oven until warm.
  • They are still mighty good.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 56.2, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 23.6, Sodium 416.9, Carbohydrate 10, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 4.3, Protein 2

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