Hush Puppies with Spicy Dipping Sauce
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Hush Puppies with Spicy Dipping Sauce
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Hush puppies are a Southern classic! These homemade balls of fried cornmeal batter are quick and delicious. Serve with spicy dipping sauce!
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Ingredients
For the Hush Puppies:
- ¾ cup cornmeal
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup minced yellow onion
- 2 quarts peanut or vegetable oil for frying
For the Dipping Sauce:
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha
Instructions
- Make the Batter: Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cayenne in a large bowl. Whisk in the buttermilk, eggs and onion until combined. Let the batter sit at room temperature for 10 minutes, or up to 1 hour.
- Make the Dipping Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise and Sriracha. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Fry the Hush Puppies: Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or deep cast iron skillet over medium-high heat to 350 degrees. Drop half of batter into oil in heaping tablespoons (I used a small cookie scoop) and fry until deep golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes, turning hush puppies halfway through cooking.
- Transfer to a wire rack set over a double layer of paper towels and repeat with the remaining batter. Serve immediately. The hushpuppies can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Nutritional values are based on one hush puppy
- Equipment Recommendations: Small cookie scoop (for perfect, even-sized hush puppies) / Cast iron skillet / Dutch oven / Thermometer
- Oil: While peanut oil or vegetable oil is recommended, you can use other oils with a high smoke point - corn, soybean, safflower, canola, cottonseed, or sunflower.
- Mix-Ins: If you want to stir in some extra flavor, you can toss in frozen or canned whole corn kernels, chopped jalapeno, chopped bacon, a little shredded cheese, etc.
- To Bake: While I highly, highly encourage you to fry these for maximize flavor and texture, you can bake them in a mini muffin tin at 450 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes.
- Make-Ahead: You can mix together the batter up to 1 hour before frying the hush puppies.
- Storing: Leftover hush puppies should be stored in a paper towel-lined airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Freezing: Once made, cool completely, then place on a baking sheet in the freezer until solid, 1 to 2 hours. Transfer them to a paper towel-lined zip-to freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: Hush puppies are definitely best eaten soon after being made but can be reheated in a 400-degree oven for about 5 minutes. If using frozen, microwave for about 1 minute to thaw before reheating in the oven.
- Recipe from Cook's Country, August/September 2009
Nutrition Information
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Calories
53kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
135mg
(6%)
Potassium
66mg
(2%)
Vitamin A
60IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.5mg
(1%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 53 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 53kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 135mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 66mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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