Hush Puppies

Name: Hush Puppies
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: southern us
Ingredients: 1 piece White onion; 240 g fine yellow cornmeal; 60 g Plain flour; 2 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 piece Egg; 240 ml Buttermilk; 1,000 ml Vegetable oil

18 min · 18 min active · makes ~1.75 l · Medium

Crispy cornmeal fritters with finely diced white onion and buttermilk batter, fried until golden. Serves 4.

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Hush Puppies

Crispy cornmeal fritters with finely diced white onion and buttermilk batter, fried until golden. Serves 4.

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TOTAL TIME

18 min

ACTIVE TIME

18 min

QUANTITY

~1.75 l

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

—

Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This should leave everyone comfortably full.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/9

Tools0/16

Ingredients

0/9 gathered · 4 servings

1piece

240g

60g

2tsp

1tsp

1tbsp

1piece

240ml

1,000ml

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	1piece	—	—
2	240g	—	—
3	60g	—	—
4	2tsp	—	—
5	1tsp	—	—
6	1tbsp	—	—
7	1piece	—	—
8	240ml	—	—
9	1,000ml	—	—

Tools

17 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

22 steps

1 of 22

Set the oven to 100 °C so you can keep the finished hush puppies warm.

100°C

⏱ 10 min

2 of 22

Peel away the papery outer skin of the onion and discard it.

White onion · 1 piece

⏱ 20s

ResultPeeled onion

3 of 22

Finely chop the peeled onion into very small dice, as even as you can manage.

Peeled onion · step 2

⏱ 45s

ResultFinely chopped white onionused in step 10

4 of 22

Measure the yellow cornmeal into a large mixing bowl.

Fine yellow cornmeal · 240 g

⏱ 8s

ResultFine yellow cornmeal

5 of 22

Add the plain flour to the cornmeal.

Plain flour · 60 g

⏱ 8s

ResultFine yellow cornmeal and plain flour

6 of 22

Add the baking powder to the bowl.

Baking powder · 2 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultFine yellow cornmeal and plain flour and baking powder

7 of 22

Add the salt to the bowl.

Salt · 1 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultPlain flour mixture

8 of 22

Add the sugar to the bowl.

Sugar · 1 tbsp

⏱ 5s

ResultPlain flour mixture

9 of 22

Whisk the dry ingredients together until evenly combined with no streaks.

⏱ 20s

ResultDry hush puppy mixture

10 of 22

Tip the finely chopped onion into the dry mixture.

Finely chopped white onion · step 3

⏱ 8s

ResultFinely chopped white onion and dry hush puppy mixture

11 of 22

Crack the egg into a small bowl, discarding the shell.

Egg · 1 piece

⏱ 8s

ResultEgg

12 of 22

Pour the buttermilk into the bowl with the egg.

Buttermilk · 240 ml

⏱ 8s

ResultEgg and buttermilk

13 of 22

Whisk the egg and buttermilk together until smooth and uniform.

⏱ 20s

ResultButtermilk and egg mixture

14 of 22

Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients.

Buttermilk and egg mixture · step 13

⏱ 8s

ResultEgg mixture

15 of 22

Stir everything together with a wooden spoon until just combined — stop as soon as no dry flour remains; do not overmix.

⏱ 30s

ResultHush puppy batterused in step 19

16 of 22

Pour the vegetable oil into a deep heavy-based saucepan to a depth of at least 6 cm.

Vegetable oil · 1,000 ml

⏱ 10s

ResultVegetable oil

17 of 22

Set the pan over a medium-high heat and bring the oil to 180 °C, checking with a thermometer.

⏱ 5 min

ResultHot frying oil

18 of 22

Set a wire rack on the baking tray so excess oil drains away from the hush puppies.

⏱ 8s

19 of 22

Working in 3 batches of about six, spoon heaped tablespoonfuls of batter into the hot oil, taking care not to crowd the pan, and fry each batch for 3 minutes, turning once, until deep golden brown all over.

Hush puppy batter · step 15

⏱ 9 min

ResultFreshly fried hush puppies

20 of 22

Lift the hush puppies out of the oil with a slotted spoon onto the rack, letting the excess oil drain back into the pan.

Freshly fried hush puppies · step 19

⏱ 20s

ResultFreshly fried hush puppies

21 of 22

Keep each batch warm on the baking tray in the oven while you fry the next.

⏱ 10s

ResultFreshly fried hush puppies

22 of 22

Once all batches are cooked, pull the baking tray out of the oven using oven gloves.

⏱ 15s

ResultFreshly fried hush puppies

Total Time18 min

#	Product	Tool	Action
1	—	100°C	Set the oven to 100 °C so you can keep the finished hush puppies warm.⏱ 10 min
2	1 piece		Peel away the papery outer skin of the onion and discard it.⏱ 20sResultPeeled onion
3	Peeled onionstep 2		Finely chop the peeled onion into very small dice, as even as you can manage.⏱ 45sResultFinely chopped white onionused in step 10
4	240 g		Measure the yellow cornmeal into a large mixing bowl.⏱ 8sResultFine yellow cornmeal
5	60 g		Add the plain flour to the cornmeal.⏱ 8sResultFine yellow cornmeal and plain flour
6	2 tsp		Add the baking powder to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultFine yellow cornmeal and plain flour and baking powder
7	1 tsp		Add the salt to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultPlain flour mixture
8	1 tbsp		Add the sugar to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultPlain flour mixture
9	—		Whisk the dry ingredients together until evenly combined with no streaks.⏱ 20sResultDry hush puppy mixture
10	Finely chopped white onionstep 3		Tip the finely chopped onion into the dry mixture.⏱ 8sResultFinely chopped white onion and dry hush puppy mixture
11	1 piece		Crack the egg into a small bowl, discarding the shell.⏱ 8sResultEgg
12	240 ml		Pour the buttermilk into the bowl with the egg.⏱ 8sResultEgg and buttermilk
13	—		Whisk the egg and buttermilk together until smooth and uniform.⏱ 20sResultButtermilk and egg mixture
14	Buttermilk and egg mixturestep 13		Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients.⏱ 8sResultEgg mixture
15	—		Stir everything together with a wooden spoon until just combined — stop as soon as no dry flour remains; do not overmix.⏱ 30sResultHush puppy batterused in step 19
16	1,000 ml		Pour the vegetable oil into a deep heavy-based saucepan to a depth of at least 6 cm.⏱ 10sResultVegetable oil
17	—		Set the pan over a medium-high heat and bring the oil to 180 °C, checking with a thermometer.⏱ 5 minResultHot frying oil
18	—		Set a wire rack on the baking tray so excess oil drains away from the hush puppies.⏱ 8s
19	Hush puppy batterstep 15		Working in 3 batches of about six, spoon heaped tablespoonfuls of batter into the hot oil, taking care not to crowd the pan, and fry each batch for 3 minutes, turning once, until deep golden brown all over.⏱ 9 minResultFreshly fried hush puppies
20	Freshly fried hush puppiesstep 19		Lift the hush puppies out of the oil with a slotted spoon onto the rack, letting the excess oil drain back into the pan.⏱ 20sResultFreshly fried hush puppies
21	—		Keep each batch warm on the baking tray in the oven while you fry the next.⏱ 10sResultFreshly fried hush puppies
22	—		Once all batches are cooked, pull the baking tray out of the oven using oven gloves.⏱ 15sResultFreshly fried hush puppies
Total Time			18 min

Serving

Pile the hush puppies into a warm serving bowl and bring them straight to the table.

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	541kcal
	10g
	27g
	5g
	67g
	8g
	3g
	929mg

Ingredients0/9

Tools0/16

Recipe

Hush Puppies

Crispy cornmeal fritters with finely diced white onion and buttermilk batter, fried until golden. Serves 4.

What you’ll doYou will mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar with finely diced onion, then bind them with an egg and buttermilk mixture. Heat oil to 180 °C in a deep pan, then fry the batter in batches of six, turning once, until golden. Each batch takes 3 minutes; keep finished fritters warm in a low oven as you work through the remaining batter.

Serves4

Total18 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

White onion1 piece
Fine yellow cornmeal240 g
Plain flour60 g
Baking powder2 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Sugar1 tbsp
Egg1 piece
Buttermilk240 ml
Vegetable oil1,000 ml

Tools

SpoonDeep heavy based saucepanSmall bowlLarge mixing bowlOvenChef's knifeSlotted spoonWhiskWooden spoonBaking trayCooking thermometerBaking paperServing bowlKitchen paperOven gloveChopping boardThermometer

Method

Set the oven to 100 °C so you can keep the finished hush puppies warm.

100°C10 minOven

Peel away the papery outer skin of the onion and discard it.

20sChopping board, Chefs knifeWhite onion · 1 piece

Finely chop the peeled onion into very small dice, as even as you can manage.

Result · Finely chopped white onion · used in step 10

45sChopping board, Chefs knifePeeled onion · step 2

Measure the yellow cornmeal into a large mixing bowl.

8sLarge mixing bowlFine yellow cornmeal · 240 g

Add the plain flour to the cornmeal.

8sLarge mixing bowlPlain flour · 60 g

Add the baking powder to the bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlBaking powder · 2 tsp

Add the salt to the bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlSalt · 1 tsp

Add the sugar to the bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlSugar · 1 tbsp

Whisk the dry ingredients together until evenly combined with no streaks.

20sLarge mixing bowl, Whisk

Tip the finely chopped onion into the dry mixture.

8sLarge mixing bowlFinely chopped white onion · step 3

Crack the egg into a small bowl, discarding the shell.

8sSmall bowlEgg · 1 piece

Pour the buttermilk into the bowl with the egg.

8sSmall bowlButtermilk · 240 ml

Whisk the egg and buttermilk together until smooth and uniform.

20sSmall bowl, Whisk

Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients.

8sLarge mixing bowlButtermilk and egg mixture · step 13

Stir everything together with a wooden spoon until just combined — stop as soon as no dry flour remains; do not overmix.

Result · Hush puppy batter · used in step 19

30sLarge mixing bowl, Wooden spoon

Pour the vegetable oil into a deep heavy-based saucepan to a depth of at least 6 cm.

10sDeep heavy based saucepanVegetable oil · 1,000 ml

Set the pan over a medium-high heat and bring the oil to 180 °C, checking with a thermometer.

5 minDeep heavy based saucepan, Thermometer

Set a wire rack on the baking tray so excess oil drains away from the hush puppies.

8sBaking tray, Baking paper

9 minDeep heavy based saucepan, SpoonHush puppy batter · step 15

Lift the hush puppies out of the oil with a slotted spoon onto the rack, letting the excess oil drain back into the pan.

20sBaking tray, Slotted spoon, Oven gloveFreshly fried hush puppies · step 19

Keep each batch warm on the baking tray in the oven while you fry the next.

10sBaking tray, Oven, Oven glove

Once all batches are cooked, pull the baking tray out of the oven using oven gloves.

15sBaking tray, Oven, Oven glove

Pile the hush puppies into a warm serving bowl and bring them straight to the table.

Result · Freshly fried hush puppies

15sServing bowlFreshly fried hush puppies · step 22

Printed 10 October 2026