Pumpkin Hush Puppies With Chocolate Strawberry Reduction
By: Zomppa
Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 5:32am

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

1 Combine milk, eggs, and sugar 2 Add pumpkin puree and combine well 3 Add remaining dry ingredients and mix well 4 Heat oil in deep skillet or wok 5 Measure a few tablespoons and dip in hot oil 6 Deep fry on each side until brown 7 In double broiler (or pot over another pot), melt butter 8 Add sugar until mixed well 9 Add milk and cocoa butter 10 Meanwhile, puree strawberries and heat over medium heat until reduced 11 Combine both sauces

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.