Side Dish

Bacon-and-Caramelized Onion Hush Puppies

Name: Bacon-and-Caramelized Onion Hush Puppies
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 5 bacon slices; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk; 1 1/2 cups self-rising white cornmeal mix; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 3/4 cup self-rising flour; 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1 1/2 cups diced sweet onion (about 1 medium onion); Vegetable oil

15 September 2026

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Total Time35 Mins

Serves10

Per Serving$0.40

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You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Bacon-and-Caramelized Onion Hush Puppies a try. This recipe serves 10. For 40 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

Southern Side Dish Onions Eggs Cornmeal

Ingredients:

For 10 servings

Method:

1
Cook 5 bacon slices in a medium skillet over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes or until crisp; drain bacon on paper towels, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon. Saut onion in hot drippings over medium-low heat 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
2
Pour oil to depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 37
3
Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, onion, and bacon.
4
Add egg and buttermilk; stir just until moistened.
5
Let stand 10 minutes.
6
Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into hot oil, and fry, in 3 batches, 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Keep warm in a 200 oven.

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