Buttermilk Hush Puppies

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Ingredients

1 quart vegetable oil for frying, or as needed

1 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs, room temperature

1 cup cornmeal

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup white sugar (optional)

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup minced onion

4 green onions, minced

Prep 15m

Cook 10m

Ready In 25m

Method

1)Heat 1 quart vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).

2)Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).

3)Whisk buttermilk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, and eggs in a bowl.

4)Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.

Fold buttermilk mixture, onion, and green onions into cornmeal mixture until just mixed.

5)Drop 6 to 8 tablespoon-sized balls of batter into the hot oil; fry until each hush puppy is golden brown, turning the hush puppies to cook evenly, 6 to 10 minutes.

Remove hush puppies with a slotted spoon and place on brown paper bags to drain.

Repeat with any remaining batter.

6)Transfer hush puppies to a baking sheet and keep warm in the preheated oven until ready to serve.

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