Fried Catfish Fillets
(Recipe Requested)
Canola oil fries the best fish. Don’t use self rising cornmeal, be sure it is plain.
~~Ingredients ~~
6-8 catfish fillets
Freshly ground black pepper
Coarse Sea Salt to taste
3/4 cup plain white cornmeal (not self rising and not yellow)
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
Canola oil for frying
~~Instructions ~~
Wash and pat dry your fish. Make sure there are no bones. You can run your hand along the piece of fish and tell if there are any there. If you find one, just pull it out and toss. (I cut my fish in half because one end is thinner than the other end and one end will be done before the other end is.)
Season your fish with freshly ground black pepper and coarse sea salt on both sides. If you like a little heat, add the red pepper flakes.
In a resealable plastic bag, add your plain cornmeal and your flour. Hold the bag closed and lightly shake bag to mix the meal and flour together. Add 2 fillets at a time, shut the bag and shake it to coat the fish all over.
Meanwhile, in a skillet add about 1 inch of canola oil, heat the oil over high heat til ready, then add your fish to the skillet, flat side down first. Do not overcrowd your skillet, depending on the size of your skillet and the fish, you should be able to fry 3 to 4 pieces at a time. Let cook on high for 1 minute and then lower your heat to medium and cook til golden brown, about 4 minutes and turn over to other side and cook til golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Then turn back over to the flat side, cook one more minute (the thicker pieces will take an extra minute) and take fish up on a wire rack to prevent fish from sweating on the bottom side. Repeat til all fish are cooked. Making sure to adjust heat up and down as needed. Enjoy!
**Note
Plain cornmeal has a much finer texture than self rising cornmeal, giving your fish a more delicate and better tasting coating..
if you like spicy, you can add hot sauce to your fish before adding to your meal/flour mixture.
You can use this same recipe for whole catfish too, but the cooking time will be longer. Good fish really doesn’t need any spice other than salt and pepper unless you like a little heat.
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