Fried Catfish

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add one egg into a bowl.
  2. 2Add a good amount of Dijon mustard.
  3. 3Add a good amount of Old Bay hot sauce into the bowl.
  4. 4Add some salt and pepper.
  5. 5Add onion powder.
  6. 6Add garlic powder.
  7. 7Add a good amount of smoked paprika.
  8. 8Add more Old Bay seasoning.
  9. 9Zest one lemon into the bowl.
  10. 10Squeeze the juice of the lemon into the bowl.
  11. 11Add some fresh dill to the bowl.
  12. 12Whisk all the ingredients together.
  13. 13Add one cup of milk and mix it all up.
  14. 14Add the catfish fillet into the marinade and toss it all around to make sure it is submerged.
  15. 15In a shallow dish, add about two cups of cornmeal.
  16. 16Add about a cup of flour to create a 2-to-1 ratio of cornmeal to flour.
  17. 17Mix the cornmeal and flour together.
  18. 18Add the same seasonings used for the wet batter to the dry batter, being pretty heavy-handed with it.
  19. 19Mix all the dry ingredients together.
  20. 20For the tartar sauce, chop up some fresh dill.
  21. 21Put the chopped dill in a bowl.
  22. 22Take some pickles and chop them up.
  23. 23Add the chopped pickles to the bowl with the dill.
  24. 24Add a little bit of Dijon mustard.
  25. 25Add enough mayonnaise to cover all the other ingredients.
  26. 26Add a little squeeze of lemon juice.
  27. 27Add a little bit of garlic powder.
  28. 28Mix the tartar sauce ingredients together.
  29. 29Add salt and pepper to the tartar sauce.
  30. 30Pour about two inches deep of frying oil into a pot or cast iron.
  31. 31Put the pot on the stove and let it heat up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  32. 32Prepare a sheet tray with a wire rack and paper towels for draining the fried fish.
  33. 33Take a catfish fillet from the marinade and let some of the liquid drip off.
  34. 34Place the marinated catfish into the cornmeal and flour mixture, tossing it all over to coat.
  35. 35Let some of the excess dry batter drip off.
  36. 36Carefully put the battered catfish into the hot oil. Fry two at a time for about 5 to 7 minutes.
  37. 37Remove the fried catfish from the oil once done and place it on the wire rack to drain the grease.

Ingredients

  • 1 Egg
  • 1 good amount Dijon mustard
  • 1 good amount Old Bay hot sauce
  • 1 good amount Salt
  • 1 good amount Pepper
  • 1 good amount Onion powder
  • 1 good amount Garlic powder
  • 1 good amount Smoked paprika
  • 1 good amount Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1 handful Fresh dill
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 Catfish fillet
  • 2 cups Cornmeal
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 some Pickles
  • 1 enough to cover all the other ingredients Mayonnaise

Equipment

bowlwhiskcutting boardknifepotsheet traywire rackpaper towelstongs

Tips

  • You can be pretty heavy-handed with the seasoning for the dry batter.
  • When frying, only do about two at a time.

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