Hush Puppies

This is the Deep South so every now and then you have to fry up some Hush Puppies. I like Hush Puppies. I do. The fish that sometimes go with them? No so much.

Still, it's important to have a good Hush Puppies recipe. I found this one in the August 2014 issue of Southern Living magazine. For a variety, substitute fresh herbs or chopped green onions for the diced onion.

Hush Puppies

Vegetable oil
1 cup self-rising yellow cornmeal mix
1/2 cup self-rising flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup diced onion
3/4 cup buttermilk

Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 350 degrees. Stir together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda and onion in a large bowl. Add buttermilk, stirring just until moistened. (Mixture will be slightly thicker than cake batter.)

Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into hot oil, and fry, in batches, 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown, turning often. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels; Serve immediately.

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen.