Ingredients:
- 1 box Jiffy cornbread mix (or your favorite kind)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup whole kernel corn, drained
- 1/2 cup (about a 6" piece) smoked sausage, cut into small cubes
- 1/3 cup canned black eyed peas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup chopped onions
- 3 Tbsp melted butter
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- canola oil for frying
- Cut the smoked sausage into small cubes. I used about a 6" piece of sausage. Get the one with the smokiest flavor you can find! Rinse the can black eyed peas. Chop the onion fairly small. Prepare your cornbread batter using 1 box of cornbread mix, 2 eggs and 1/3 cup milk. Add all the rest of the ingredients to the batter. Season the batter with the garlic powder, black pepper, and kosher salt. (Green onions would also be an excellent addition to these.)
- Heat oil to 350 degrees F. Drop the fritters by a large spoonful. (Probably about a tablespoon.) I found that it worked better if I put the spoon down into the oil and allowed the batter to slide off into the grease rather than drying to "drop" the batter from a ladle of spoon. You will use a spoon to turn them midway through the cooking to ensure even browning. When they are golden brown, remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon. Allow the fritters to drain on a paper towel lined plate. Sprinkle them with a little salt if you'd like when they first come out of the oil.
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