Southern Fried Fish And Hush Puppies

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SOUTHERN FRIED FISH AND HUSH PUPPIES

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fish Ethnic

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-----FOR THE FISH-----
1 1/2 c Corn flour, stone ground
1 t Salt
1/2 ts Freshly ground pepper
1/4 ts Cayenne or to taste
3 lb Small cleaned fish or filet
-preferrably freshwater
-catfish or sunfish
-----FOR HUSH PUPPIES-----
1 lg Egg
2 c Buttermilk
1 3/4 c Stone ground whole grain
-cornmeal
1/2 c Minced onion
1 t Baking powder, scant
1 t Salt -- scant
1 t Baking sda -- scant

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. In a stockpot or Dutch
oven, pour oil to a depth of at least 1 1/2 inches.
and heat the oil at medium-high until the temperature
reaches 375 degrees. Place wire racks on 2 baking
sheets and set aside. In a wide bowl, mix the corn
flour, salt, pepper and cayenne. In a medium-size
bowl, prepare the hush puppies batter: Mix the egg and
buttermilk well, then stir in the cornmeal until well
blended, Add the onion, and stir in. Place the baking
powder, salt and baking soda in a small separate
container and set aside while you fry the fish. Dip
each fish or fillet into the seasoned flour, coating
well buyt shaking off excess. Carefully lower each
piece into the oil. Fillt he pot, but do not crowd it.
The oil should bubble up around each piece. Make sure
temperature stays between 365 and 375 degrees. Fry the
fish until it is golden all over, about 2 or 3 minutes
on each side. Set aside the remaining corn flour.
Remove the fish pieces from the oil in the same order
they were immersed, using a wire mesh strainer
allowing excess to drain. When fish stops dripping;
place it on one of the prepared baking sheets; then
place in oven. Continue until all fish is fried. For
the hush puppies: add the reserved baking powder, salt
and baking soda to the hush puppy batter, and mix
well; then, add the leftover seasoned corn flour to
the batter a little at a time, until the batter is
thick enough to be spooned. You will have added about
1/4 to 1/2 cup of of the corn flour. Make sure the oil
has returned to 375 degrees F; then, drop the batter
by spoonfuls into the oil, using 2 teaspoons -- 1 to
scoop the batter and one to scrape it off and into the
oil. Fry the hush puppies until golden all over,
about 3 minutes. Drain each pup well over the pot, and
place on the second prepared sheet pan. Repeat
process until all batter is fried.

Source: Miami Herald, 2/15/96 format by Lisa
Crawford, 7/7/96



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