Hush Puppies

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By Aaron Hutcherson

Hush puppies are a classical accompaniment to plates of barbecue and fried seafood successful the South, but are a invited pairing with foods of immoderate benignant successful immoderate region. The champion versions of these deep-fried cornmeal fritters boast a crisp exterior that output to a soft, fluffy interior. This look instructs you to marque play ball-size hush puppies, but you tin signifier them into antithetic shapes and sizes, arsenic desired. Note that the fry clip whitethorn disagree depending connected the size.

Refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days. Serve astatine country temperature, oregon to reheat the hush puppies, lukewarm connected a expanse cookware successful a 350-degree oven for astir 10 minutes.

From Voraciously unit writer Aaron Hutcherson.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4-6 (makes 20 to 24 hushpuppies)

1 cupful (140 grams) medium-grind cornmeal, preferably stone-ground (see VARIATION)
1 cupful (125 grams) all-purpose flour (see VARIATION)
1 tablespoonful granulated sugar
1/2 spoon baking soda
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1/2 spoon good salt, positive much for sprinkling (optional)
1 cupful (240 milliliters) well-shaken buttermilk, astatine country temperature
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 ample egg, astatine country temperature
1 scallion, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup)
Peanut oregon rootlike oil, for heavy frying
Remoulade condiment (see related recipe) oregon chromatic butter, for serving (optional)