Cheese mexican hush puppies
2 Dozen
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup | Yellow cornmeal |
| ½ | cup | Flour |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Red pepper |
| 1 | cup | Shredded Monterey Jack cheese |
| 1 | can | Chopped green chiles (4oz), drained |
| 1 | tablespoon | Minced onion |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | cup | Milk |
| Vegetable oil | ||
Directions
Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Combine egg and milk; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Pour oil to a depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 375 deg. Carefully drop batter by rounded tablespoonsful into hot oil. Fry a few at a time 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately. Yield: about 2 dozen.