Hush Puppies Recipe Bon Appetit

If too much flour is used the hush puppies become heavy dense and bread like.
Hush puppies recipe bon appetit. Mixed these all together and your batter is thick rich and creamy. This recipe is from buxton hall one of bon appétit s hot 10 america s best new restaurants. Preheat oven to 200 f. 1 1 2 cups cornmeal to 1 2 cup flour.
Heat 1 1 2 inches oil in a 4 quart wide heavy pot over medium heat until it registers 375 f. The pieces of butter in the batter melt as the hushpuppies fry making them extra moist and luscious. After much experimentation i landed on a 3 1 ratio. The cornmeal batter has flour cornmeal a little sugar and buttermilk as a sweetener and aiding in smoothing the batter.
Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium high heat. It boasts the perfect cornmeal to flour ratio giving it the toothsome tender texture you expect from a great hush puppy. Hush puppies are made up of corn meal batter that has garlic powder onion powder and a hint of paprika for some added spice. Place fish skin side down in skillet.
If made from just cornmeal hush puppies will fall apart in the oil. Make a well in the center of flour mixture and add egg and buttermilk to well.