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I have a "crappie" fish fry coming up in my near future. I would like to make some hushpuppies, but never have before. I have had sweet ones and not sweet ones and I think I like them all.

The best ones I ever had were in the town of Calabash about 30 years ago. It is on the border of SC and NC and known for its seafood. I don't remember the name of the joint, but it had "original" in its title. Of course, I think a lot of the places did.:rolleyes: I seem to remember the place looked very old back then, so no telling if it is still around.

Who has the best recipe for hushpuppies and tell us what it is?
 
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Since I don't like 'sweet' hushpuppies, I use Paula Deen's recipe. It suits my tastes, and is as close to what my Grandma used to make as I can find. It is quick and easy, and they are delicious. You can find it with the help of Google. And they'll keep the dogs quiet, too.
 
I've never made a Hushpuppy, but I like the ones at Long John Silver's. I have been known to eat a dozen of them as a meal. I especially like to dip them in their red seafood sauce. Some people add canned kernel corn to the batter, but I don't particularly like hushpuppies made that way.
 
Super Easy. Can use deep skillet if don't have cast iron Dutch oven

Ingredients
Vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups self-rising white cornmeal mix
3/4 cup self-rising flour
3/4 cup diced sweet onion (about 1/2 medium onion)
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
Preparation
1. Pour oil to depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 375°. Combine cornmeal and next 3 ingredients. Add egg and buttermilk; stir just until moistened. Let stand 10 minutes.

2. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into hot oil, and fry, in 3 batches, 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Keep warm in a 200° oven.

(DWalt--I like LJS Chicken Planks).
 
shaggist said:
Since I don't like 'sweet' hushpuppies, I use Paula Deen's recipe. It suits my tastes, and is as close to what my Grandma used to make as I can find. It is quick and easy, and they are delicious. You can find it with the help of Google. And they'll keep the dogs quiet, too.
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Paula Deen, how many pounds of butter do you add.:D
 
6518John...purty much nailed it. Spoon dropped in hot grease..........They will float & almost flip over by themselves when the bottom half gets done...........Tip to keep "em" hot till time to eat.......Take a medium ice chest....Put 2 paper bags in it side x side bottom lined with paper towels....Put hush puppies in one bag when done and fish in the other. Both will stay hot till time to eat.......We always fry the puppies first. Then the fish in the same grease.
 
boykinlp said:
The best ones I ever had were in the town of Calabash about 30 years ago. It is on the border of SC and NC and known for its seafood. I don't remember the name of the joint, but it had "original" in its title. Of course, I think a lot of the places did.:rolleyes: I seem to remember the place looked very old back then, so no telling if it is still around.
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Calabash! Now you're talkin'. Pretty much a mecca for Carolina seafood afficianados, rivaled only by some places further south around Murrell's Inlet. But Calabash...once you turn off Highway 179 and head down River Road, you can take your pick of old places. I always found Captain John's the best...hushpuppies that make you just sorta lean back in your chair and sigh with pleasure.

Wow. Thinking about this sure brings back memories. Calabash is only four hours away...I could be there by this afternoon...
 
I went to a grocery store in Lakewood Ohio in 1970 looking for a hushpuppy mix and I was informed that they didn't sell shoes.

regards

yashua
 
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