Can you think of anything more Southern? Bought some gorgeous heirloom green tomatoes at the Farmer's Market and was trying to come up with something new to do with them. Saw a recipe for hushpuppies and that made me wonder what would happen if you combined the two. Little piece of food nirvana.
Fried Green Tomato Hushpuppies
vegetable oil
1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
3/4 cup self-rising flour
1-1/2 tbsp sugar (= 4-1/2 tsp)
1/2 cup chopped green tomato
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1-1/4 buttermilk
Pour veggie oil into a Dutch oven or deep saucepan to a depth of 3 inches and heat to 375 degrees.
In a medium size bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, and sugar. Add in green tomato and onion, mix until well coated.
Use your fingers if you have to do de-clump the tomato. Since it will be pretty moist when you dump it in the mix, it will have a tendency to clump up.
Add in the egg and buttermilk. Mix until just moistened and then let sit for about 10 minutes.
When the batter has set, drop it by rounded tablespoon into the oil. Cook up about 1-2 minutes per side or until golden.
Best to do a single one to begin with to make sure your oil isn't too hot and that the batter cooks through.
Once you've done your test puppy, cook the rest in batches. After you remove from oil, set on a paper towel to drain.
Serve up right away with a little dipping sauce. You could blend up a little horseradish mayo or mix some chili sause with some mayo. The mayo base makes a great complement for deep fried food.
2 comments:
Similar? http://jesspryles.com/fried-green-tomato-hush-puppies
Very similar...but with much nicer photos on her end. I'm not surprised to find someone else has done this as well. It's amazing how many times you'll think you've come up with something new only to discover later that someone else had the same genius idea. I'm not familiar with her blog but she's got some nice dishes on there so will have to check it out. Thanks for the link.
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