Hush Puppies Made With Cornbread Mix

Add the jiffy corn muffin mix to a mixing bowl.

Hush puppies made with cornbread mix. So why are they called hush puppies and not fried cornbread. 2 4 cups vegetable oil for frying enough for about 2 inches of oil in the skillet. Hush puppies are a southern specialty traditionally served with fried catfish. Hush puppies are basically fried cornbread.

Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls into hot oil. 1 4 cup sweet onions diced. These tasty hush puppies are deep fried. Fold the egg mixture into the flour mixture until the flour mixture is just moistened.

Add 1 egg 1 2 cup of all purpose flour and 1 3 cup of milk for every package of mix. Jiffy hush puppies are the crispiest lightest hush puppies ever. In a 1 quart mixing bowl stir the cornmeal flour onion jalapeno corn and eggs until blended. In a deep fryer or dutch oven.

In a medium bowl combine the cornmeal flour baking powder salt and pepper. Mix corn muffin mix salt garlic powder onion powder black pepper and cayenne pepper in a bowl until blended. Fry 3 to 4 minutes turning several times until golden brown. Makes a great side for flounder fried shrimp bbq fried chicken or low country boil.

Lightly grease a 24 cup mini muffin pan or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Allow to stand 5 minutes. The legend goes this batter was seen as leftovers from the rest of the meal while on cattle drives hunts or working the ranch and fried up to feed to the dogs or hush the puppies. So easy to make with a box of jiffy corn muffin mix.

Heat the oil to 350 degrees f. One package of mix or 1 1 2 cups makes 24 to 28 hush puppies. They re made with cream style corn chopped onion and cornmeal. They are great with fried seafood and other types of fish as well.

Combine cornbread mix onion milk and eggs in large bowl. Drain on paper towels. Add secondary flavoring ingredients to the mix. Heat 2 to 3 inches oil in deep fryer or heavy skillet to 375 f.

1 box jiffy corn muffin mix.