But when it comes to the sauce, I say do what you want to do. After all, nothing beats a fried main course like a fried side dish, too, right? And since they often show up at fish fries, hushpuppies are typically served with tartar sauce for dipping. Hushpuppies are typically served as a side dish with fried fish.
At the end of the day, hushpuppies are easy to make and quite delicious! As with many such regional foods, the real origin is murky. Some folks will tell you that the term actually came about in the Civil War when soldiers wanted to keep their dogs quiet. They’re essentially just fried cornbread batter, but man are they delicious!Īccording to legend, fishermen would fry up bits of the leftover cornbread batter from dinner and then give it to their dogs as a snack. He’s a stubborn dog, but we love him! I’m thinking a good batch of hushpuppies would help distract Max from his self-appointed guard dog position. They’d probably think a 100-pound attack dog is about to come barreling through that door!Īnd no matter how many times I tell him to hush, he doesn’t listen. And God forbid someone actually ring the doorbell. He keeps an eye on the neighbor when he’s working in his yard. That means Max just needs to stand there and look out.
#SOUTHERN HUSH PUPPIES RECIPE WINDOWS#
The front living room in our house has full-length windows facing the street. And he’d sit there for hours watching as my neighbors came home from work. In my apartment in Baton Rouge, he’d climb on the back of the couch and then lean off so he could look out the window. “Shut it down, Max.” Or sometimes it’s, “Seriously, Max? What are you barking at?” Our dog Max (a 30-pound, white cockapoo) has always loved a good window. Often served with fried fish, Hushpuppiesare a classic southern side dish!
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