Salt Trader's Hush Puppies

• active time: 4 minutes
• total time: 30

Ingredients

4 cup cornmeal

2 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs

2 cup buttermilk

1 cup corn

2 jalapeños

Directions

Combine all dry ingredients and mix well.

In a separate bowl, beat eggs and add buttermilk.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until well incorporated.

Roast corn and jalapeños in oven or on grill. Once roasted, peel and shave corn off the cob and chop jalapeños.

Fold corn and jalapeños into batter. At this point, you can add anything special you want, such as crab, shrimp, fresh herbs, etc.

Heat oil in fry pan to 350 degrees.

Using a spoon, scoop out little balls and drop into oil. Cook for 2 minutes.

Using the spoon, flip hushpuppies over and continue cooking for an additional 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Place on paper towel to drain.

Notes

Serve with dipping sauce like tartar or a spicy remoulade.