Southern Fried Catfish recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup buttermilk
½ cup water
salt and pepper, to taste
1 pound catfish fillets, cut in strips
1 ½ cups fine cornmeal
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
1 quart vegetable oil for deep frying

Nutrition Info

1427.2 calories
carbohydrate: 131.6 g
cholesterol: 145 mg
fat: 78.6 g
fiber: 6 g
protein: 45.7 g
saturatedFat: 13.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 799.9 mg
sugar: 5.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, mix buttermilk, water, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture into a flat pan large enough to hold the fillets. Spread fish in one layer over bottom of pan, turning to coat each side, and set aside to marinate.

  2. In a 2 gallon resealable plastic bag, combine the cornmeal, flour, and seafood seasoning. Add fish to mixture, a few fillets at a time, and tumble gently to coat evenly.

  3. Heat oil in deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).

  4. Deep fry fillets until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Avoid overcrowding so fillets have room to brown properly. Fish should be slightly crisp outside, and moist and flaky inside. Drain on paper towels.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

Fried catfish is a Southern tradition, along with buttermilk hush puppies and buttermilk coleslaw. Try these traditional foods together.

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