Buttermilk Hush Puppies

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 4 green onions, minced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• heat 1 quart vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 365 degrees f (185 degrees c).
• preheat oven to 200 degrees f (95 degrees c).
• whisk buttermilk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, and eggs in a bowl.
• combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. fold buttermilk mixture, onion, and green onions into cornmeal mixture until just mixed.
• drop 6 to 8 tablespoon-sized balls of batter into the hot oil; fry until each hush puppy is golden brown, turning the hush puppies to cook evenly, 6 to 10 minutes. remove hush puppies with a slotted spoon and place on brown paper bags to drain. repeat with any remaining batter.
• transfer hush puppies to a baking sheet and keep warm in the preheated oven until ready to serve.