JALAPENO HUSH PUPPIES

I ended up finding out that hush puppies are quite simple and the ingredients are easy to come by.

This started our homemade hush puppy adventure.

The only things I didn’t have for this recipe were corn meal (probably the most important one) and a jalapeno (although AU has an amazing garden in our backyard right now, and yes there is a jalapeno plant in the mix).

Hopefully it will bloom and give us some spicy green chilies to cook with this summer!

Let me tell you a little story…

We were at Caswell Beach with a bunch of friends last month and we went to this awesome little restaurant called Fishy Fishy. AU and I ordered jalapeno hush puppies as an appetizer and they were literally heavenly. They melted in our mouths as we dunked them in ranch (because really there is no other way to eat hush puppies).

So that is where the jalapeno comes from.

Jalapeno chunks gave the little crunchy balls an awesome addition with a little spicy kick. I have been digging spicy things lately, but not too spicy because my lips literally burn themselves off.

I used some of the little seeds in the jalapeno to make it slightly spicier and to spread the goodness around but you can leave them out if you just want the little chunks instead.

We used our handy old fryer (don’t judge) BUT you can also use a pot filled to the top with 2/3 oil instead. Our fryer is filled with peanut oil but there are many oils you can choose to fry in, some people prefer vegetable oil. AU chooses peanut oil. I don’t complain (he’s the frying master, not me).

JALAPENO HUSH PUPPIES

June 19, 2015

by Amber Knight Uzzell

Category SIDE DISHES

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Notes

You do not need a fryer for these, a pot on the stove works just as well!

Adapted from Macheesmo

Ingredients

• 3/4 cornmeal
• 1/3 cup white flour
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 jalapeno
• 1/3 white onion
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• oil for frying

Instructions

1. First dice the jalapeno and onions very finely and set aside.
2. Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl, set aside.
3. Mix all wet ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add in the chopped jalapeno and onion.
4. Heat oil to fry hushpuppies, we use an at home fryer. You can use also a medium sized pot and fill the oil 2/3 of the way to the top. Either one is fine. Heat oil to 350 degrees and make sure it is at temperature.
5. Combine the wet ingredients into the dry, then mix well with a large wooden spoon.
6. Drop tablespoons sized balls of batter into the oil and fry for 4-5 minutes. Drain & serve with ranch dressing.

Tags

cornmeal,

hush puppies,

jalapeno

https://www.ambslovesfood.com/jalapeno-hush-puppies/

What will you be pairing these hush puppies with this summer? I’d love to know!