What are puppies?

Hush puppies are deeply fried fitter, especially popular in the southern US and are mainly made of corn flour. Since they were first invented, they have grown in popularity, probably sometimes before the civil war. Now you can find them throughout the US in several fast food restaurants, especially those who specialize in fried fish or fried chicken. Hush puppies are usually round balls of corn flour, mixed with a little white flour, eggs, buttermilk and various spices and are best hot. Because they are so portable, each of them has only bites or two, makes sense that the restaurant is offered to customers. Some say that the hunters for the first time created these tasty pancakes, or that the soldiers invented them, while the food supplies were still quite high. Either way, the name can come from the fact that dogs accompanying soldiers or hunters would get a few leanmen while everyone else was basically to "tistil",So that people can eat in peace.

Probably inspiration for puppies comes from Nigeria and was brought to America with captured Nigerians, who were then enslaved. Nigerian food, acmeraje, is made of pea with black eyes, converted to balls and then fried. The use of corn flour instead could be considered an improvement in the US. The coarse grain of corn flour ensures a very crunchy exterior when the puppies are fried.

This attachment, classic for the soul, is usually served with fish and can contain onions so that the puppies have a greater taste. As with all foods that are fried, the oil temperature is particularly important. Most recipes recommend the oil temperature of about 350 degrees F (176.67 ° C) and cooking tmaximally only two minutes. Most importantly, when you drop into oil oil, it should immediately rise to the top of the oil. If it sinks, your oil temperature is too lowKá.

Quality of puppies will depend very much on how they are made and also on the correct cooking temperature. Some recipes are very salty and require seasoned salt or MSG. Because they are fried, they must be immediately served after cooking, or lose their crisis and taste the mask. The fact that these small balls are certainly high fats.

If you would like a slightly lower fat version of puppies HUSH, you can try Corndodgers. They are baked instead of fried and usually come in an elongated shape. In other respects, the ingredients of corn apartments are very similar to puppies of silence and can enjoy them the same.