Jalapeno Hushpuppies
Jalapeno Hushpuppies are a requirement with all of our fried fish or shrimp. It’s a must! They are spicy, crispy, golden brown little nuggets of fried cornbread heaven. No fish fry is complete without them.
We recently had these with our Beer Battered Fish. If you are going to be deep frying fish anyway, throw in some of these bad boys. I promise you won’t regret it.
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Jalapeno Hushpuppies
Whisk together the eggs and buttermilk, in a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, then add the onion and jalapeño peppers and stir until incorporated and the batter is thick.
Fill a heavy-bottomed pot (Dutch oven) or deep fryer with few inches of oil. Heat the oil for frying to 360 degrees F.
Scoop with a cookie dough scoop (or spoon). The cookie dough scoop just helps keep them as round as possible.
Working in batches, drop the batter, 1 tablespoon at a time, into the hot oil, being careful to not overcrowd the pot.
Fry until deep golden on all sides, turning in the oil for even cooking, about 5 minutes. Transfer the hush puppies to drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt (if desired) while hot.
Sorry I didn’t get a photo of the frying method. I was a little busy…ok, I forgot.
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Simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen. It takes less than 5 minutes to mix the batter and only about 5 minutes of frying time.
Fast and easy jalapeno hushpuppies! It’s a perfect side dish for fish or shrimp dinners.
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Hush Puppies Recipes
Jalapeno Hushpuppies
Ingredients
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped jalapeno peppers (as desired)
- canola or vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Whisk together the eggs and buttermilk, in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, then add the onion and jalapenos and stir until incorporated and the batter is thick.
- In a heavy-bottomed pot (Dutch oven) or deep fryer, heat enough oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 360 degrees F.
- Working in batches, drop the batter, 1 tablespoon (I use a cookie dough scoop) at a time, into the oil, being careful to not overcrowd the pot. Fry until deep golden on all sides, turning in the oil for even cooking, about 5 minutes. Transfer the hush puppies to a paper towel-lined dish and sprinkle with salt (if desired) while hot.
This is a totally new recipe to me, they sound like they would be yummy. Very good photos too.
Kathleen
Blogger’s Pit Stop
Thank you, Kathleen!
Love them. Skipped the onions though. Fluffy inside, crispy outside. Very good. 🙂
Visiting from Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy!
Oooh, my husband is going to LOVE these! He’s a jalapeno kind of a guy. Of course, our oldest (19) likes to eat hot foods too. If I walk in the house and my eyes start to water, I know one or both of them is making something in the kitchen!
Here’s my Inspire Me Monday!
🙂 Thank you, LuAnn!
I love hushpuppies, and anything spicy, so this combo is perfect! And you’re right, if the grease is already hot, there’s no reason not to make hushpuppies. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Martie! These hushpuppies are the bomb!
I love spicy foods! And these look D-lish! Visiting from Thank Goodness It’s Monday!
Thank you so much, Kristine! Happy you stopped by!
YUM! Those poppers look scrumptious! I can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Pinning! 😛
Thank you so much, Vashti!
I have never made hush puppies! Maybe I should give it a go. These look delicious! Thanks for sharing at FTAF, pinned!
Thanks, they are super easy and yummy!
These sound & look yummy! Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party. Pinned & shared.
Thank you, Theresa!
Yum! We love hush puppies in our hoe and I bet my hubby would like the addition of jalapeno.
🙂
Traci
He definitely would! Thanks for stopping by!
These look amazing! I think they would be a hit in our home. 🙂
Thank you, Sarah!:)
I love hushpuppies, and you twist on it is so clever! I’m definitely going to try this soon. Thank you for sharing such a great recipe with us on #shinebloghop! Have a great day 🙂
Thank you, Maria! 🙂
I’m loving this hush puppy recipe! A little bit of spice sounds like a wonderful twist to the usual hush puppy recipe. 🙂
Thank you, CJ!
What a great twist on traditional hush puppies! My husband would love these! Thank you for sharing at Funtastic Friday! Hope to see you tonight!
Thanks, Lacie! 🙂
Omgosh, I love hushpuppies! These look delicious! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday this week.
Thanks, Marie!
These look delicious! Thanks for sharing at Talented Tuesday- definitely going to feature these on Tuesday! 🙂
Cheers,
AJ
Thank you so much, AJ! Have a wonderful weekend!
These look amazing. Thank you for linking up to Good Tips Tuesday. You will be featured this week.
Thank you so much, Erin! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
These little bag boys look awesome. We don’t have a deep fat fryer, so I don’t think I’ll be making them any time soon, but I’m pretty sure I’d love them.
Sally @ Life Loving
#LifeLovingLinkie
Oh, I bet these are the bomb! On my list to try for sure! Thanks for linking up with us at You Link It, We Make It!
Thank you, Kim!
Oh my word these look wonderful! Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe with us at #MMBH!
XOXO
Thank you!
Oh, I love hushpuppies but I’ve never tried with Jalapeno…pinning this recipe! Thank you for sharing with us at Welcome Home Wednesdays!
Thanks for coming by, Crystal! 🙂
I love hushpuppies, jalapeños sound like a great addition! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
Thanks, Joy!
These remind me of the hushpuppies at Joe’s Crab Shack! Yummy! Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!
Oh, I haven’t been there in YEARS! Thanks, Liz!
These hushpuppies are killer, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning, tweeting and featuring on this week’s hop.
Thank you so much, Swathi!
These look so good. I love jalapeño cornbread, this is a great idea! Thanks for linking up at You Link It, We Make It, hope to see you back tomorrow!
It’s a southern thing! 🙂 Thanks, April!
Hey Erin! So excited to let you know your jalapeno hushpuppies are one of my features tomorrow morning on You Link It, We Make it! Thanks so much for such a great recipe – have a fabulous day!
Thank you so much, Kim! 🙂
Oh my gosh, I love hush puppies! But I haven’t had them forever. I don’t know how I forgot about them. I never dreamed of adding jalapenos into these little bready, fried pieces of Heaven. But I am pinning this recipe so that we can have these the next time we have fish and chips. I am so excited my stomach’s growling right now!
Thank you, Nikki! I hope you try them.
I just made this today and they were Delicious !
Yay! We are so happy to hear you love the recipe! Thanks so much for coming by to tell us, Tootie.
I haven’t even made them yet, but the recipe is more on point compared to other’s I’ve seen.
They’re the tasty goodness! Thanks!! 🙂
These are perfection and the recipe halves perfectly for just two people. Thanks for a great recipe and drawing me in with the mouth watering photos ❤️