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Viewed: 48 - Published at: 2 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 ounces pepper jack cheese or cheddar cheese, shredded, 1/2 cup
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/3 cup sweet pepper finely chopped red
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup light lager
- vegetable oil or shortening for deep-fat frying
- flat leaf Italian parsley Snipped fresh, optional
- jelly Green or red jalapeno
Method
- In a medium bowl mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add cheese, onion and red sweet pepper; toss to combine. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. In another bowl mix egg and beer; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.
- In a 3-quart saucepan heat 2-inches of oil to 375 degrees F. For each hush puppy, drop 1 rounded tablespoon of batter into hot oil. Fry three or four at a time for 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat pepper jelly just until melted. Serve hush puppies warm with pepper jelly. Makes 20 to 24 hush puppies.
- Nutrition Facts (Beer-Cheese Hushpuppies) Per serving: 128 kcal cal., 7 g fat (1 g sat. fat, 4 g polyunsaturated fat, 1 g monounsatured fat), 12 mg chol., 124 mg sodium, 15 g carb., 1 g fiber, 5 g sugar, 2 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
