Hush Puppies
Cornmeal hush puppies made at home — Golden Southern Hush Puppies, Eric's Hush Puppies, Crawfish Hush Puppies with Creole Dipping Sauce, and an air fryer batch.
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These crispy and golden Southern Hush Puppies are the perfect side dish or snack to accompany your favorite meals. They are easy to make and full of flavor, making them a hit with everyone!
Crystal SchuttIngredients
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- 1In a large bowl, mix together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 2In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, water, and beaten egg.
- 3Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- 4Fold in the chopped onion until evenly distributed.
- 5In a deep skillet or fryer, heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil to 375°F (190°C).
- 6Using a spoon or scoop, carefully drop spoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil.
- 7Fry the hush puppies in batches for 2-3 minutes, or until they are golden brown and cooked through.
- 8Remove the hush puppies from the oil and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
- 9Serve the hush puppies warm as a delicious side dish or snack.
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Hush puppies are the easiest thing to add to a fish fry, and they use what's already in the pantry — cornmeal, flour, a little sugar, and whatever milk is in the door of the fridge. The batter comes together while the oil heats.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these on fried fish nights, at cookouts with a pot of beans, and any time there's leftover oil in the fryer and twenty minutes to spare.
Every recipe here is a real batch someone makes: Golden Southern Hush Puppies, Eric's Hush Puppies, Justin Wilson's Hush Puppies, Crawfish Hush Puppies with Creole Dipping Sauce, and an Air Fryer Hush Puppies version for when you'd rather skip the pot.
Quick Tips
- 1
Hold the oil at 350
Fry at 350°F and check with a thermometer between batches. Cooler oil soaks in, hotter oil browns the outside before the middle sets.
- 2
Rest the batter briefly
Let the mixed batter sit 10 minutes so the cornmeal softens. It scoops cleaner and holds its shape in the oil.
- 3
Use two spoons
Drop batter with a tablespoon and push it off with a second spoon, or use a small cookie scoop, so every hush puppy is about the same size and cooks in 3 to 4 minutes.
- 4
Fry in small batches
Add no more than 6 to 8 at a time so the oil temperature doesn't drop. Drain them on a rack, not paper, to keep the bottoms crisp.
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