Kent Cooks: Hush Puppies

As seen on the January 20, 2014 edition of the Morning News on Global Regina

Ingredients:

510 g all-purpose flour

115 g cornmeal

200 g red onion (finely diced)

100 g corn kernels

16 g baking powder

30 g salt

20 g sugar

20 g onion powder

2 eggs

500 mL Mill Street Organic Lager

200 g diced Monterey Jack cheese

20 g minced cilantro

4 g ground cayenne pepper

Directions:

In a bowl, mix the finely diced red onion, flour, cornmeal, corn kernels, baking powder, salt, sugar, diced Monterey Jack cheese, ground cayenne, minced cilantro and onion powder.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and the beer.

Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, and pour in your egg and beer mixture.

Stir all ingredients until soft dough forms.

Portion, using a purple-handled scoop, and fry in hot oil for exactly four minutes.