Beer Hush Puppies

Since fried catfish and hush puppies are one of those sacred Southern culinary marriages, what more likely place to boast a recipe for perfect pups than The Catfish Institute in Belzoni, Mississippi? Of course, the addition of bell pepper to the batter would never be tolerated at fish fries or barbecues up in Georgia and the Carolinas, but even those purists would have to admit that the beer in this recipe produces one of the lightest hush puppies imaginable.