Spicy Pickle Hush Puppies have a little kick and taste amazing dipped in a cool and creamy White BBQ Sauce.
Pickles are one of the most under-utilized ingredients in the kitchen. They add awesome flavor to foods. This Dill Pickle Meatloaf is to die for as is this Pickle-Brined Grilled Chicken.
Texture
These Hush Puppies are crispy on the outside with a soft interior studded with diced dill pickles. Equal parts flour and cornmeal produce hush puppies that are wonderfully tender but still have plenty of cornmeal flavor.
Flavor
The finely diced dill pickles add a little zip to these hush puppies and some crushed red pepper flakes add some spice.
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What readers are saying
I just made these for the first time for Super Bowl Sunday for our family and they were a huge hit! I just LOVE anything with dill pickles, and these definitely were a bullseye! Thank for sharing. Will keep this recipe around until I go to my grave 😉
How To Serve
These Hush Puppies taste great on their own but even better with a white bbq sauce. The bbq sauce is an easy mixture of mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, horseradish, Creole seasoning, and black pepper. It only takes minutes to make and has a nice zip to it.
Spicy Pickle Hush Puppies Recipe Tips
Do NOT overmix the batter. It’s ok if it has a few lumps in it.
Keep the first batch of hush puppies warm in a 200 degree oven while you fry the remaining hush puppies.
More Hush Puppy Recipes
- Southern Hush Puppies– a classic recipe with just the right amount of sweetness.
- Jiffy Hush Puppies– the crispiest, lightest hush puppies ever with a good amount of sweetness.
- Crab Hush Puppies
- Okra Hush Puppies
- Squash Puppies– loaded with cooked yellow summer squash.
Spicy Pickle Hush Puppies
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil
- 1 cup plain yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup finely chopped dill pickles
White BBQ Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
- 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Make the White BBQ Sauce. Mix together all ingredients in a small bowl and refrigerate until needed.
- Pour 2 inches of oil in a Dutch oven or deep skillet. Heat to 375 degrees.
- Whisk together first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together eggs and buttermilk. Add to flour mixture and stir just until combined.Stir in chopped pickles.
- Working in batches, drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. Fry for 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towel-lined plate.
- Serve hush puppies with white bbq sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I just made these for the first time for Super Bowl Sunday for our family and they were a huge hit! I just LOVE anything with dill pickles, and these definitely were a bullseye! Thank for sharing. Will keep this recipe around until I go to my grave 😉
Approx how many hush puppies does the regular recipe make? Not doubling or tripling the recipe.