Hushpuppies

Name: Hushpuppies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters buttermilk; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 59 milliliters grated cheddar cheese; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste; 6 servings Peanut oil, for frying; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; 177 milliliters self-rising flour; 1 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 teaspoons sugar; 1 smalls Vidalia onion, finely grated; 237 milliliters yellow cornmeal

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Hushpuppies a try. One serving contains 238 calories, 8g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up scallions, paprika, vidalian onion, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat 2 inches peanut oil in a deep-fryer or Dutch oven to 375 degrees F.

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Peanut Oil

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Dutch Oven

Whisk the cornmeal, flour, 1 teaspoon salt, the sugar, cayenne and paprika in a large bowl to get rid of the lumps. (No one likes a lumpy hushpuppy.)

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Cornmeal

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Paprika

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Mix in the remaining ingredients, stirring well to combine.

Dip 2 spoons into a mug of water (this allows the batter to come clean off). Scoop up about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the batter and carefully slide it into the hot oil, working in batches. Fry the scoops of batter 3 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked all the way through (test the first one for doneness).

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Water

Dip

Cooking Oil

Remove and drain on a paper towel-lined baking sheet, seasoning with salt as soon as they come out of the fryer.

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Seasoning

Salt

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Baking Sheet

Paper Towels

Photograph by David Malosh

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

buttermilk 1teaspoons

cayenne pepper 59milliliters

grated cheddar cheese 1large

egg, beaten 1teaspoon

kosher salt, plus more to taste 6servings

Peanut oil, for frying 4

scallions, thinly sliced 177milliliters

self-rising flour 1teaspoons

smoked paprika 1teaspoons

sugar 1smalls

Vidalia onion, finely grated 237milliliters

yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.