Hush puppies are essential to Fried Catfish, and they’re good with any other seafood platter, too. You make them especially good by keeping the texture light and including flavors other than that of the cornmeal. Fry them in the same oil that you used to fry fish or (even better) chicken.

Although the original idea for hush puppies is to use the same stuff you used to coat the fish, better results come from making a batter specifically for hush pup