Hush Puppies

Name: Hush Puppies
Ingredients: ½ cup white or yellow cornmeal; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon sugar; 1 egg beaten; About ¼ cup milk; 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped; 4 scallions , including some of the green, finely chopped; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; Vegetable oil , for frying

Chef

Christopher Idone

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Cookbook

New Glorious American Food

Published by Welcome Books

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This image courtesy of Tom Eckerle

Serves2 to 3

Cooking Methodfrying

CostInexpensive

Easy

Total Timeunder 30 minutes

Make Ahead RecipeYes

Kid FriendlyYes

One Pot MealYes

OccasionCasual Dinner Party

Recipe Coursestarch

Five Ingredients or LessYes

Mealdinner

Taste and Texturesavory

Ingredients

½ cup white or yellow cornmeal
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon sugar
1 egg beaten
About ¼ cup milk
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
4 scallions, including some of the green, finely chopped
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Vegetable oil, for frying

Instructions

Sift the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add the beaten egg and enough of the milk to make a light paste. Add the jalapeno pepper, scallions, and cayenne and blend thoroughly.
In a large heavy deep pot, heat at least 2 inches of the oil until it begins to smoke. Drop the batter by the tablespoonfuls into the hot fat and fry until golden.