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Homemade Hush Puppies Recipe

This easy homemade hush puppies recipe makes tasty golden hush puppies just like your favorite restaurant! Crisp and buttery on the outside and delicious and moist and tender on the inside, they are the perfect complement to fried chicken, seafood, barbecue, or just about any comfort meals!
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Hush puppies are a classic Southern favorite—crispy on the outside, soft and flavorful on the inside! These fried cornbread bites are the perfect side for seafood, barbecue, fried chicken, or just about any comfort meal. If you’ve ever enjoyed them at a seafood spot like Long John Silver’s, you know how irresistible they are—but did you know they’re super easy to make at home?

Try this simple, foolproof hush puppy recipe today!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg, well beaten
3/4 cup milk
1 small onion, grated or 1 tsp. onion powder
dash of Tabasco (optional)
vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  2. Mix egg, milk, onion and Tabasco in another bowl.
  3. Combine with dry ingredients.
  4. Heat the vegetable oil for frying.
  5. Drop a teaspoonful of the mixture at a time into the hot oil.
  6. When the hush puppies are crisp and golden (about 1 minute), remove from the hot oil and drain on a paper towel. Serve hot. Serves 4-6.

Notes

Hush puppies are often served with malt vinegar.

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