Corn Jerkies

Ingredients:

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup New Hope Mills Buttermilk Pancake Mix
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ cup corn meal
• ¾ cup milk
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• Pack of your favorite jerky sticks (about 6″ long)
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Skewers or toothpicks

Directions:

In a medium sauce pot over medium heat, heat oil to 350-375°F.

In a medium bowl, combine dry ingredients, stir in milk until well combined. Let batter sit for 5 minutes while oil heats.

Choose to serve whole jerky sticks on a skewer or cut jerky into bite-sized pieces and serve with toothpicks.

1. Dry the jerky sticks using a paper towel.
2. Prepare jerky serving size:
   • To serve whole jerky sticks, skewer each stick with an 8″ skewer.
   • To serve bite-sized pieces, first cut each jerky stick into 4-5 pieces
3. Roll jerky sticks or pieces in the prepared batter until completely coated.
4. Very carefully place battered jerky into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 1 minute.
5. Carefully remove jerky from oil using skewer, metal tongs, or a strainer. Place on a wire cooling rack to allow the excess oil to drip off.
6. For bite-sized pieces, insert toothpicks and serve.
7. Serve with yellow mustard, ketchup, chipotle mayo, or your favorite dipping sauces.

Yields about 10 whole jerky sticks or 40 bite-sized pieces.