Best 7 Hush Puppy Style Clam Cakes Recipes

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Hush puppy style clam cakes are a delicious seafood treat that can be enjoyed as an appetizer or main course. They are made with a combination of clams, cornmeal, and spices, and are traditionally fried until golden brown. Hush puppy style clam cakes are a popular dish in many coastal regions, and there are many different variations on the recipe. Whether you are a seafood lover or just looking for a new and exciting dish to try, hush puppy style clam cakes are sure to please.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

HUSH PUPPIES



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A fish dinner isn't complete without a side of hush puppies, and my mom is well-known for this recipe. It's the best! -Mary McGuire, Graham, NC

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
3/4 cup 2% milk
1 small onion, finely chopped
Oil for deep-fat frying

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk the egg, milk and onion; add to dry ingredients just until combined. , In a cast-iron Dutch oven or an electric skillet, heat oil to 365°. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. Fry until golden brown, 2 to 2-1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 55 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 86mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

HUSH PUPPY CORN CAKES



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Over at Cheap Healthy Good (http://tinyurl.com/nnj2oe), Kris tried making hush puppies from a recipe in _Food & Wine_. In an effort to reduce the fat, she tried pan frying them - but they immediately spread out and turned into something that looked like arepas (to me, they look like small blini), but tasted like hush puppies - partly due to the 1% milk creating a thinner batter, and partly due to the lower temperature and non-immersive nature of pan-frying. Regardless, she said they were tasty. Using expensive farmer's market eggs, she estimated they cost about 9 cents each; with supermarket eggs, they might be as low as 7 cents each.

Provided by DrGaellon

Categories     Grains

Time 40m

Yield 30 corncakes, 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup coarse yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons dried oregano or 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
2 scallions, finely chopped
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

Steps:

  • In a bowl, whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, oregano, cayenne pepper and black pepper. In a second bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, scallions, and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, until well blended. Stir the wet ingredients into the cornmeal mixture until just blended. Cover and refrigerate the batter for 1 hour.
  • In a large non-stick or cast-iron pan, heat 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-high until shimmering. Drop rounded tablespoons of batter into the pan, like you would pancakes. Cook until bubbly, then flip over and continue cooking until golden brown.
  • Add an additional 1/2 tbsp oil before each batch, allowing to come up to temperature before adding the next round of batter. Continue in this fashion until all the batter is gone.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 55.9, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 21.5, Sodium 252.9, Carbohydrate 7.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.3, Protein 1.6

HUSH-PUPPY STYLE CLAM CAKES



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Make and share this Hush-Puppy Style Clam Cakes recipe from Food.com.

Provided by KandB

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 40m

Yield 35 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 cups sourdough breadcrumbs, made from stale sourdough loaf, unseasoned (about 1/2 loaf)
1/2 jalapeno
3 garlic cloves, whole
1 shallot, diced
1 1/2 tablespoons dried garlic
1 tablespoon parsley
1 tablespoon basil
1 tablespoon oregano
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 cup cornbread mix (Marie Callendars)
2 eggs
3/4 cup clam juice
1 cup milk (divided)
2 cups clams, chopped, drained
2 cups panko breadcrumbs
cooking oil (for frying)

Steps:

  • Put sourdough and all spices, jalapeno, garlic cloves and shallot into food processor with chopping blade and run until break is broken down into crumbs.
  • Remove to mixing bowl and add cornbread mix and mix inches Add clam juice, eggs and 1/2 cup milk. Mix until forms batter. Fold in clams.
  • Mix in panko crumbs to thicken the batter to a dough like consistency. If needed, add additional milk from remaining 1/2 cup.
  • Heat oil in a deep sided skillet to 375.
  • spoon out tablespoon sized ball of dough (approx 1" diameter), pat flat and place in pan. Cook approximately 2-3 minutes each side or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 47.3, Fat 1, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 17.5, Sodium 79.6, Carbohydrate 6.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.6, Protein 3.2

HUSH PUPPIES



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Down the street from our previous home in Los Angeles, there's a small joint called Mel's Fish Shack. You choose from any number of pieces of fish that they batter and fry, and we'd always get an order of hush puppies to go with it. I remember many sunny days on our porch, crunching through those crunchy puppies with my mouth slightly open to let all the steam out! I was never good at waiting for food to cool down! When I asked them if they'd share their recipe, the owner looked at me like I was weird and said, we just buy them. I was so disappointed, but then was so happy to find out they're really easy to make! Here's my version, inspired by an Indian teatime snack, dhokla, which is a savory steamed chickpea cake that's doused with mustard seeds, curry leaves and coconut.

Provided by Aarti Sequeira

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings (about 20 hush puppies)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons ghee
1 teaspoon black or brown mustard seeds (see Cook's Note)
1 serrano pepper, minced
10 to 15 fresh curry leaves
3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
Zest and juice of 1 lime
Frying oil, such as canola or vegetable
Handful chopped fresh cilantro
Handful fresh or thawed grated coconut

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a triple layer of paper towels, then set a wire cooling rack over the top. Set aside.
  • For the tempering oil: Warm the ghee in a small skillet or tadka pan over medium heat. Drop a couple of mustard seeds into the ghee; if they sizzle immediately, then it's hot enough. Add the remaining mustard seeds and the green chile. Cook about 5 seconds, then carefully add the curry leaves (they will splutter!). Cook about 30 seconds, then pour into a small bowl and set aside to cool down.
  • For the hush puppies: Whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and soda, turmeric and salt together in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, egg and lime zest together. Stir the wet ingredients and the now cooled-off tadka into the cornmeal mixture until just combined. Set aside to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, fill 10-inch cast-iron skillet with frying oil about 3/4-inch deep, or fill a deep-fryer. Preheat until it registers 375 degrees F.
  • Drop little balls (about 1 tablespoon) of batter into the oil, being sure not to overcrowd the skillet. Fry, flipping often, until deep golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer the hush puppies to the prepared rack, then sprinkle with salt and lime juice and keep warm in oven.
  • To serve, sprinkle with the cilantro and coconut.

CRAB CAKE HUSH PUPPIES RECIPE - (4.4/5)



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Provided by Tufgrlz

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mix
1/2 cup self-rising flour
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces fresh lump crabmeat, picked
1 large egg
3/4 cup beer
Vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Stir together cornmeal mix, flour, green onions, bell pepper, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in crabmeat, egg, and beer until just moistened. Let stand 10 minutes. Pour oil to depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 360°. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into hot oil, and fry, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Serve with your favorite rémoulade or cocktail sauce.

HAWAIIAN HUSH PUPPIES



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This was given to me by a friend years ago. I have since tweaked it to my liking and think you will like it also. I have eaten it many times with fried tilapia. I call them Hawaiian hush puppies because that's what they remind me of with the pineapples and slight sweetness.

Provided by Denise King

Categories     Side Dish     Hushpuppie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 50

Number Of Ingredients 10

oil for deep frying
1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn, drained
1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup minced onion
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
  • Mix canned corn, pineapple, cornmeal, flour, Cheddar cheese, onion, sugar, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl.
  • Drop as many teaspoonfuls of batter into the hot oil that the pan will allow; cook until golden brown or until they float to the top, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with any remaining batter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.5 g, Cholesterol 10.3 mg, Fat 3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 82.8 mg, Sugar 3.7 g

JIMMY'S CLAM AND CORN FRITTERS



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Came up with these because my son loves clam fritters and I love corn hush puppies! So instead of French fries for your next fried seafood dinner, give these a try!

Provided by Lisa Romolo-Dos Reis

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Corn

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ¼ cups finely ground cornmeal
1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
1 (6.5 ounce) can minced clams, drained
1 small onion, finely chopped
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
¼ cup milk, or as needed
1 quart vegetable oil for frying

Steps:

  • Mix cornmeal, cream-style corn, clams, onion, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl until batter is thoroughly combined. If batter is too thick, stir in milk, about 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Scoop about 1 heaping tablespoon of batter per fritter and gently drop into the hot oil; deep-fry in small batches of 3 or 4 fritters until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain fritters on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.2 g, Cholesterol 21.4 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 706.3 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh clams. Fresh clams will give your clam cakes the best flavor. If you can't find fresh clams, you can use frozen clams, but be sure to thaw them completely before using.
  • Chop the clams finely. This will help them to distribute evenly throughout the clam cakes.
  • Use a good quality cornmeal. Stone-ground cornmeal will give your clam cakes a more rustic flavor and texture.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the clam cakes tough.
  • Fry the clam cakes in hot oil. This will help them to brown evenly and crispy.
  • Serve the clam cakes hot. Clam cakes are best served hot out of the fryer, with tartar sauce or your favorite dipping sauce.

Conclusion:

Clam cakes are a delicious and easy-to-make seafood appetizer or snack. They're perfect for a party or a casual get-together. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make clam cakes that are sure to please everyone. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give clam cakes a try. You won't be disappointed!

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