Description
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.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 50