Classic Fried Catfish

Name: Classic Fried Catfish
Prep time: 8 h 20 min
Cook time: 8 h 20 min
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 355 milliliters buttermilk; 680 grams catfish fillets; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground red pepper; 0 teaspoons hot sauce; 79 milliliters masa harina (corn flour); 8 servings Peanut oil; 2 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters plain yellow cornmeal

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Classic Fried Catfish a try. This main course has 296 calories, 17g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of masa harina, garlic powder, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 8 hours and 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce.

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Buttermilk

Hot Sauce

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Whisk

Place catfish in a single layer in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; pour buttermilk mixture over fish. Cover and chill 8 hours, turning once.

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Buttermilk

Catfish

Fish

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Combine cornmeal and next 6 ingredients in a shallow dish.

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Let fish stand at room temperature 10 minutes.

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Fish

Remove from buttermilk mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Dredge fish in cornmeal mixture, shaking off excess.

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Fish

Pour oil to depth of 2 inches into a large, deep cast-iron or heavy-duty skillet; heat to 36

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Fry fish, in batches, 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

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Fish

Transfer to a wire rack on a paper towel-lined jelly-roll pan. Keep warm in a 225 oven until ready to serve.

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Jelly

Roll

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*All-purpose flour or plain yellow cornmeal may be substituted.

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Yellow Cornmeal

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Servings:

355milliliters

buttermilk 680grams

catfish fillets 79milliliters

all-purpose flour 0teaspoons

garlic powder 1teaspoon

ground black pepper 1teaspoon

ground red pepper 0teaspoons

hot sauce 79milliliters

masa harina (corn flour)8servings

Peanut oil 2teaspoons

salt 79milliliters

plain yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Catfish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Skyfall Pinot Gris. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 13 dollars.