Texas Pete® Hush Puppies W/ Cheddar Cheese & Bacon
From TexasPete_SFW 10 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This is the perfect side dish to heat up any meal!
Ingredients
- • 2 tbsp Texas Pete® Hot Sauce shopping list
- • 1 cup Green Mountain Gringo® Medium Salsa, drained, pulsed in food processor shopping list
- • Peanut, grapeseed or canola oil for frying shopping list
- • 1 1/4 cups white cornmeal shopping list
- • 1/2 cup all purpose flour shopping list
- • 1 tsp kosher salt shopping list
- • 1 tsp black pepper shopping list
- • 2 tsp baking powder shopping list
- • 1 cup buttermilk shopping list
- • 1 egg, beaten shopping list
- • 1 tsp garlic, minced shopping list
- • 1 cup cheddar cheese, thick shred shopping list
- • 1/2 cup bacon, cooked and crumbled shopping list
- • To taste kosher salt for finishing shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Preheat fryer to 350 degrees or pour 4 inches of oil into a deep, heavy pot. Clip a candy thermometer on the side of the pot and bring to 350 degrees over medium-high heat.
- 2. In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper and baking powder. Set aside.
- 3. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, garlic, Texas Pete® Hot Sauce and Green Mountain Gringo® Medium Salsa. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed.
- 4. Add cheese and bacon. Mix until just combined.
- 5. Using 2 tablespoons or a #30 scoop, carefully drop balls of batter into fryer. Fry for about 4 minutes, turning halfway through, until golden brown and cooked through.
- 6. Transfer to paper towel lined sheet tray and sprinkle with kosher salt to taste. Serve immediately
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