Mmmmm. Thanks! Pinging our resident foodie that there are recipes here!
Never heard of putting anything besides lots and lots of onions in hush puppies. Having Cheddar or shrimp in them almost makes them a side dish, instead of a natural part of a fish dinner - one half of the combo, without which the other is not as edible.
Love 'em anyway, so may try them when I'm in my next frying mood.
Now you've had hushpuppies. It's just a way to keep from wasting perfectly good corn batter. When the fish is about done, chunk an onion into 8 parts. Put them in the batter and then put them in the pan.
"Having Cheddar or shrimp in them almost makes them a side dish"
Metro-puppies. Ignore these foo-foo adaptations.