Hush Puppies with Chipotle-Lime Mayo

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• Hush Puppies:
• 3/4 Cup Yellow Corn Meal
• 1/3 Cup All-purpose Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 Cup Milk or Buttermilk
• 1 Egg
• 2 Teaspoons Bacon Drippings (optional)
• 1 Jalapeno Pepper, stems and seeds removed, finely diced
• 1/3 Cup Diced Onions
• Oil for Frying
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• Chipotle-lime Mayonnaise:
• 2 Chipotles in Adobo Chopped
• 1 Teaspoon Lime Juice
• 1 Cup Mayonnaise
• 1 Tablespoon Cilantro, chopped.

Preparation

Step 1

For the Hush Puppies:
Mix together all ingredients.
In batches, cook tablespoon-sized balls of dough in hot oil, until crisp and golden brown (about two minutes).
Makes about 20 hush puppies.

For the Chipotle-Lime Mayo:
Mix all ingredients together. Can add more chipotles for extra smokey heat.