Southern Hush Puppies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. self-rising yellow corn meal
1 c. self-rising flour
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small bell pepper, finely chopped
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped finely
Creole seasoning to taste
1 Tbsp. sugar
milk

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except milk in a bowl.
Mix well.
Add small amounts of milk until the batter is thin enough to be picked up by a spoon without running off.
Let batter sit for 15 minutes and stir again.
Scoop up a heaping tablespoonful of the batter. Push the batter off spoon with another spoon into hot oil.
Let fry until golden brown.
(May be cooked along with your fried fish.)