Fried Catfish Po Boy

Name: Fried Catfish Po Boy
Prep time: 2 h 33 min
Cook time: 2 h 33 min
Total time: 2 h 33 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 2 long soft-crusted French bread baguettes; 8 servings Canola oil, for frying; 2 carrots, grated; 1 kilograms catfish fillets; 1 pinch Pinch cayenne; 1 teaspoons celery seed; 1 Tbsp cider vinegar; 59 milliliters Creole mustard; 1 large egg; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 1 head green cabbage, shredded; 2 green onions, chopped; 1 dashe Several hot sauce; 8 servings Hot sauce, for serving; 1 lemon, juiced; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 servings Lemon wedges, for serving; 1 liters mayonnaise; 237 milliliters milk; 8 servings Sliced pickles; 1 red chile, sliced; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 8 servings Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 pinch Pinch sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter; 237 milliliters yellow corn meal

Fried Catfish Po Boy is a pescatarian recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 1494 calories, 30g of protein, and 135g of fat. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have several dashes hot sauce, milk, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 33 minutes. This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine.

Instructions

Pour about 3 inches of oil in a deep fryer or large, heavy pot and heat to 375 degrees F. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.

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Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.

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Butter

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Add the smashed garlic and swirl the pot around to infuse the garlic flavor into the butter. Slice the French bread in 1/2 lengthwise and brush the top and insides with the garlic butter. Stick the bread in the oven for 5 minutes to warm it through.

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Season both sides of the catfish fillets with a fair amount of salt and pepper. In a wide bowl, mix the milk and egg together, season with salt and pepper.

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Catfish Fillets

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Mix the cornmeal, flour, cayenne, salt and pepper in a pie dish using a fork. Dip the catfish in the wet batter, then dredge in the dry; being sure to cover the fillets completely. Gently drop the fish in the hot oil in batches so the pan is not overcrowded. Fry the fillets for 3 minutes and then drain on a platter lined with paper towels; sprinkle with salt while they are still hot.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

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To assemble the sandwich, put the pickles across the bottom 1/2 of the bread, lay the fried catfish on top. Spoon a small mound of slaw on top of the catfish and close up the sandwich with the top 1/2 of the bread.

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Cut into portions and serve immediately with hot sauce and lemon on the side.

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Lemon

Combine the cabbage, carrot, red onion, green onions, and chile in a large bowl.

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In another bowl, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, and sugar; stirring to incorporate.

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Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss gently to mix. Season the cole slaw with celery seed, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Chill for 2 hours in refrigerator while frying the catfish.

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Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Catfish works really well with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. 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 Ziobaffan Organic Pinot Grigio. It has 4.6 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.

Ziobaffa Organic Pinot Grigio

Ziobaffa Organic Pinot Grigio has fresh rich aromas of apples and pears with hints of citrus that fade into a floral bouquet and on the palate it is bright and fresh with wonderful fruit flavors.ZIOBAFFA Pinot Grigio pairs well with a wide array of lighter cuisine, especially fish/shellfish, poultry, pastas in cream sauce and softer cheeses. It's also an ideal aperitif. Blend: 100% Pinot Grigio