Beer-Cheese Hushpuppies

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces pepper jack cheese or cheddar cheese, shredded, 1/2 cup
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/3 cup sweet pepper finely chopped red
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup light lager
• vegetable oil or shortening for deep-fat frying
• flat leaf Italian parsley Snipped fresh, optional
• jelly Green or red jalapeno

1. In a medium bowl mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add cheese, onion and red sweet pepper; toss to combine. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. In another bowl mix egg and beer; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.
2. In a 3-quart saucepan heat 2-inches of oil to 375 degrees F. For each hush puppy, drop 1 rounded tablespoon of batter into hot oil. Fry three or four at a time for 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat pepper jelly just until melted. Serve hush puppies warm with pepper jelly. Makes 20 to 24 hush puppies.
4. Nutrition Facts (Beer-Cheese Hushpuppies)ner serving: 128 kcal cal., 7 g fat (1 g sat. fat, 4 g polyunsaturated fat, 1 g monounsatured fat), 12 mg chol., 124 mg sodium, 15 g carb., 1 g fiber, 5 g sugar, 2 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

yellow cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, pepper, onion, sweet pepper, egg, light lager, vegetable oil, flat leaf italian parsley

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Beer-Cheese-Hushpuppies-1269904 (may not work)