Hush Puppies Recipe Bon Appetit
This recipe is from buxton hall one of bon appétit s hot 10 america s best new restaurants.
Hush puppies recipe bon appetit. Sprinkle fish on both sides with salt and freshly ground pepper. Heat 1 1 2 inches oil in a 4 quart wide heavy pot over medium heat until it registers 375 f. It boasts the perfect cornmeal to flour ratio giving it the toothsome tender texture you expect from a great hush puppy. Gradually incorporate into dry ingredients mixing from the center out until a smooth batter forms.
The cornmeal batter has flour cornmeal a little sugar and buttermilk as a sweetener and aiding in smoothing the batter. The best hush puppies recipe. After much experimentation i landed on a 3 1 ratio. If too much flour is used the hush puppies become heavy dense and bread like.
Hush puppies are made up of corn meal batter that has garlic powder onion powder and a hint of paprika for some added spice. 1 1 2 cups cornmeal to 1 2 cup flour. If made from just cornmeal hush puppies will fall apart in the oil. Mixed these all together and your batter is thick rich and creamy.
Preheat oven to 200 f. Place fish skin side down in skillet.