How To Make Homemade Hush Puppies
Increase onion to 1 1 2 cups.
How to make homemade hush puppies. Blend in flour and cornmeal. Drain bacon on paper towels reserving 2 tbsp. Fry the hush puppies in batches. Add to dry ingredients just until combined.
Use a small ice cream scoop to drop golf ball sized rounds about 2 tablespoons each of the batter into the oil about 5 at a time. Cook 5 bacon slices in a medium skillet over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes or until crisp. Batter in order to achieve airy light hush puppies the needs to be a bit looser but it will thicken up some after you stir the batter and let it sit for 10 15 minutes. Bacon and caramelized onion hush puppies.
Add buttermilk onion egg and chives and stir until just combined. In a cast iron dutch oven or an electric skillet heat oil to 365. Here s how to make this easy hush puppy recipe. In a large mixing bowl combine corn meal baking powder salt milk and water.
Use a long handled spoon to gently slide the hush puppies into the hot oil. In a medium bowl mix together eggs sugar and onion. If using a pan on the stovetop you ll need several inches of oil so the hush puppies will float as they fry mix your ingredients and drop by spoonfuls into the fryer. Drop drop 5 6 tablespoon sized balls into the batter.
In a large bowl combine the cornmeal flour baking powder and salt. Whisk the egg milk and onion. The dough will be thick and tacky. Ingredients oil for frying 3 4 cup flour 3 4 cup cornmeal 1 tablespoon sugar 1 1 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons salt 1 2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 2 teaspoon onion powder 1 2 teaspoon paprika 1 4 teaspoon pepper 1 egg large 1 cup buttermilk 4 tablespoons butter cold and cut into small cubes.
Shape the batter into small balls approximately 1 tablespoon each. Make sure not to crowd the pot which will cause the oil temperature to drop. To make dropping the batter into the oil easier i recommend an ice cream scoop with a spring release. In a large bowl whisk together flour cornmeal sugar baking powder salt and cayenne.
Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil.