Lela's Hush Puppies

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 2.3 cups self-rising cornmeal mix white
• 2 large eggs 
• 0.5 cup bell pepper green chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 0.5 medium onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 8 servings vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• paper towels
• whisk
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
2. Whisk together buttermilk and eggs; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
3. Let mixture stand 30 minutes.
4. Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 37
5. Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls into hot oil. Fry, in batches, 2 minutes on each side or until golden.
6. Drain on wire racks over paper towels; serve hot.