Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • vegetable oil (for frying)
  • 2 cups self-rising white cornmeal mix
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons white onion (chopped)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instruction

  • Pour enough oil into a deep fryer or heavy bottomed pot so the depth is 3 to 4 inches.
  • Heat the oil to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together the white cornmeal mix, yellow cornmeal, buttermilk, sugar, diced onion, and salt.
  • Use a 1-ounce cookie scoop to drop portions of the batter into the hot oil. Fry only a few at a time for best results. If you add too many at once, the oil temperature may drop, and they make not cook well.
  • Fry the hush puppies for 1 to 2 minutes, until browned.
  • Transfer the fried hush puppies to a wire rack to drain.