Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        For the mustard sauce:
     1/4           Cup  sour cream
  1         Tablespoon  Dijon-style mustard
                        fresh lemon juice to taste
     1/4         Pound  kielbasa or other cooked smoked sausage -- quartered
                        lengthwise and
                        cut crosswise into 1/4 inch pieces
     1/2           Cup  chopped red bell pepper
     1/2      Teaspoon  vegetable oil plus additional for
                        deep-frying the hush puppies
  1              Large  egg
     1/4           Cup  milk
     1/2           Cup  yellow cornmeal
     1/4           Cup  all-purpose flour
  1 1/4      Teaspoons  double-acting baking powder
     1/8      Teaspoon  cayenne -- or to taste
     1/4      Teaspoon  salt
     1/4           Cup  thinly sliced scallion

Preparation:

Make the mustard sauce: In a small bowl whisk together the sour cream, the mustard, the lemon juice, and salt to taste. In a skillet cook the kielbasa and the bell pepper in 1/2 teaspoon of the oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until the bell pepper is crisp-tender. In a bowl whisk together the egg and the milk, into the bowl sift together the cornmeal, the flour, the baking powder, the cayenne, and the salt, and whisk the mixture until it is combined well. Transfer the kielbasa mixture with a slotted spoon to the bowl, add the scallion, and stir the batter until it is just combined. In a deep skillet or deep fryer heat 1 1/2 inches of the additional oil to 320% F, add tablespoons of the batter, and fry the hush puppies, turning them once, for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until they are golden, transferring them with a slotted spoon as they are fried to paper towels to drain. Serve the hush puppies with the mustard sauce.

Nutritional Information:

628 Calories (kcal); 21g Total Fat; (29% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 91g Carbohydrate; 221mg Cholesterol; 1450mg Sodium