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Active Time
45 minutes
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Total Time
45 minutes
If you make these as a side dish for thesouthern fried catfish, you can fry them in the same oil, but cook the hush puppies first because the fish will flavor the oil.
Ingredients
Makes about 24 or 4 side-dish servings
Special Equipment
Step 1
Cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until crisp. Transfer with a slotted spatula to paper towels to drain, then crumble.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Step 3
Heat oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot (preferably cast-iron) over high heat until it registers 320°F on thermometer.
Step 4
While oil is heating, whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Whisk together egg and milk in a small bowl, then add to cornmeal mixture and stir until combined. Stir in bacon and scallions until just combined.
Step 5
Working in batches of 6, carefully add 1 tablespoon of batter per hush puppy to hot oil and fry, turning, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain briefly. Transfer hush puppies to a shallow baking pan and keep hot in oven while frying remaining batter. Return oil to 320°F between batches.
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Reviews (8)
Back to TopI made this recipe without the scallions. Other than that I stuck to the numbers though. They turned out really dry and not at all as sweet as the hush puppies i'm used to. I would suggest adding some sugar to the recipe for sure and doing something to prevent dryness.
RJH311
New Orleans, LA
8/9/2011
我喜欢的味道,但是我同意其他rs; I've been eating hush puppies my whole life and these a little dry. A bit more milk and oil next time.
jacobsjd
7/7/2008
Easy recipe to make. To keep the hush puppies from being too dense, I separated the egg and whipped the whites which I folded in last. I also added a little sugar. They were delicious!
Anonymous
Columbia, SC
6/29/2008
Two words... "Oh Man". This is by far the best hush puppy recipe I've ever used. It's my favorite comfort food - I make them once a year and tonight's the night. This is it - I've stopped looking. If yours come out like lead, then check the date on your baking powder. This was perfect. Just remember, a hush puppy is NOT a corn fritter - they're denser and more grainy.
dsw2000
Boston, MA
1/23/2006
I wasn't impressed with these. I also used a Fry Daddy but thought they were heavy and non-descript.
Anonymous
Canton, OH
10/24/2005
used buttermilk instead of whole milk and added minced jalapeno peppers
Anonymous
Glendale, AZ
7/22/2005
Great! I used a fry-daddy and they came out incredibly light.
Anonymous
Colorado
7/9/2004
Iam the exc chef at a club i run buffets daily this recipe works well try chives insted of green onions
chef scott
tx
3/25/2004
