Pumpkin Hush Puppies With Chocolate Strawberry Reduction

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Ingredients

Pumpkin Hush Puppies

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1 cup corn meal

1 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

1/2 cup milk

Chocolate Strawberry Reduction

1 cup strawberries

cup cocoa powder

cup sugar

cup milk

3 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Combine milk, eggs, and sugar

Add pumpkin puree and combine well

Add remaining dry ingredients and mix well

Heat oil in deep skillet or wok

Measure a few tablespoons and dip in hot oil

Deep fry on each side until brown

In double broiler (or pot over another pot), melt butter

Add sugar until mixed well

Add milk and cocoa butter

Meanwhile, puree strawberries and heat over medium heat until reduced

Combine both sauces

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About

Hush puppies are hugely popular in NC. I wanted to honor that, but I have never made hush puppies before, so this was a huge challenge. I also wanted to celebrate the fall with pumpkin. I made them in a wok!
Inspired by the Foodnetwork’s Chopped, the 6 ladies of Zomppa.com participated in a 3 hour food-a-thon using 5 mystery ingredients, our culinary expertise (or rather, lack there of??) and our own, personalized, yet creative juices. All of us, except for the lovely Kat – she was our chairwoman and ultimate judge – cooked in our respective kitchens located in San Diego, CA; Washington, DC; Durham, NC; Arlington, VA and Toronto, Canada. Dishes were served to a loved one of choice who ate and subsequently, commented on the meal.