Hush Puppies
From McGough's Recipes
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 3 scallions, finely chopped
Directions
- Heat 2 inches of oil in a large, deep cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven to 365 degrees F.
- Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and a good pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Beat in the buttermilk and eggs until combined, then stir in the melted butter and scallions to make a thick batter.
- In two batches, drop the batter by the tablespoonful into the hot oil. Fry, turning once, until crisp and golden, about 3 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels; season immediately with salt.
