Okra Hush Puppies

Name: Okra Hush Puppies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24 hush puppies
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: Vegetable oil; 4 cups very thinly sliced okra; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 cup finely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 1 large egg; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 2 cups self-rising corn meal mix,, I use House Autry; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Okra Hush Puppies fry up crispy with little bits of okra throughout. They go great with bbq or a fish fry.

Prep15 min
Cook5 min
Total20 min
Serves24 hush puppies
Rating5.0

Okra Hush Puppies fry up crispy with little pieces of okra throughout. If you’re a lover of fried okra, you are going to love the way okra tastes in hush puppies! These hush puppies have such a unique and wonderful flavor.

Hush puppies are one of my favorite things to eat. They’re the best thing about going to a fish camp. I have a hard time not filling up on them before my meal comes.

As much as I love plain hush puppies dipped in honey butter, these Okra Hush Puppies take hush puppies to a new level. They’re like hush puppies with little bits of fried okra in them. So good!

Hush puppies are so easy and inexpensive to make. Here is my favorite recipe for plain hush puppies and I also love these Squash Puppies made with summer squash.

This Hush Puppy recipe is a recipe I have adapted slightly from Biscuit Head: New Southern Biscuits, Breakfast, and Brunch. Of my newer cookbooks, it is one of my favs!