Denise's Louisiana Hush Puppies & Fried Catfish

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup self rising flour
• 3/4 cup plain cornmeal
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup whole kernel corn, drained
• 3/4 cup creamed corn
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeno pepper
• peanut oil (for frying)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup seasoned fish fry (we use louisiana fish fry, (it can be found on-line at www.louisianafishfry.com)

Recipe

• 1 hush puppies:.
• 2 heat oil to 350°f.
• 3 stir together all ingredients.
• 4 drop by tablespoon into hot oil (hint: drop close to oil to prevent getting a bunch of little hush puppies).
• 5 when hush puppies float and are golden on one side, flip and brown other side.
• 6 remove from oil and place on a paper towel lined cookie sheet, in a low oven.
• 7 fried catfish.
• 8 rinse catfish fillets in cold water.
• 9 drain well.
• 10 salt and pepper the fish. (at this point other seasonings can be added, such as garlic, old bay tony's, etc).
• 11 dredge fish in seasoned fish fry.
• 12 deep fry in hot oil.