everybody has their own recipe for this. i dont know if mine is traditional or right for everybody but i like it
2 cups cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 whole onion -- minced
1 tsp garlic -- minced
2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1 jalapeno minced (of course i use a habanero or scotch bonnest)
6 cups peanut oil
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 whole onion -- minced
1 tsp garlic -- minced
2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1 jalapeno minced (of course i use a habanero or scotch bonnest)
6 cups peanut oil
Mix cornmeal, baking powder, salt. Saute onion,garlic and pepper in bacon fat until
just limp; cool slightly. Beat egg until light, stir in milk and onion.
Stir into dry ingredients to form a stiff batter. Heat oil in deep
fryer to 350 degrees. Shape batter into 3" long crescents. Fry in
single-layer batches in hot oil until golden brown.just limp; cool slightly. Beat egg until light, stir in milk and onion.
Stir into dry ingredients to form a stiff batter. Heat oil in deep
fryer to 350 degrees. Shape batter into 3" long crescents. Fry in
