How To Make Hush Puppies

Mixed these all together and your batter is thick rich and creamy.

How to make hush puppies. Remove the hush puppies to paper towels to drain and keep warm while frying the rest. You certainly can not have a fish fry. Makes about 24 hush puppies. Use a long handled spoon to gently slide the hush puppies into the hot oil.

From there pile them in a basket destined for the middle of the table or add a few to your plate. Hush puppies are made up of corn meal batter that has garlic powder onion powder and a hint of paprika for some added spice. The key to keeping hush puppies together is making sure the oil is heated to the correct temperature. The cornmeal batter has flour cornmeal a little sugar and buttermilk as a sweetener and aiding in smoothing the batter.

The most common oil used is peanut but vegetable sunflower or canola oil will do as well. Heat up your deep fryer. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls into the hot fat and fry until golden brown. Periodically check the temperature while frying to make sure it remains between 350 and 375.

Cook 8 or 10 at a time until golden brown. How to serve hush puppies the best hush puppies are served hot enough to burn your fingertips. The temperature should be around 370 f. Making rich southern hush puppies 1 preheat a deep fryer to 365 f 185 c or heat up 2 cups oil over medium high heat.

Be sure to follow our other frying tips. 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. Here s how to make this easy hush puppy recipe.