Hush Puppies

Name: Hush Puppies
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: Peanut oil, for frying; 1 cup yellow cornmeal; 3/4 cup self-rising flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 small Vidalia onion, finely grated; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 egg, beaten; 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese

December 14, 2011

PAT New husbands, this one is for you. An ole vet to the marriage world, Gina always feeds me these delicious bite-sized fried bread balls whenever I start to talk too much—as a way to keep me quiet. You don’t see me complaining! If you’re not up for deep-frying, you can serve the corn bread sticks on page 23 instead.

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