Fried Catfish with Hush Puppies and Tartar Sauce

Name: Fried Catfish with Hush Puppies and Tartar Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 79 milliliters buttermilk; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 1 kilograms catfish fillets; 79 milliliters cornmeal; 296 milliliters cornmeal; 1 Tbsp dill pickle relish; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 2 larges eggs; 177 milliliters 2/5 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 473 milliliters ounces all-purpose flour, divided (about; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish; 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 59 milliliters organic canola mayonnaise (such as Spectrum); 3 Tbsps grated onion; 2 liters peanut oil; 0 teaspoons salt

Fried Catfish with Hush Puppies and Tartar Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This pescatarian recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 44g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 964 calories. It is a pricey recipe for fans of Southern food. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, catfish fillets, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the buttermilk you could follow this main course with the Buttermilk Pie as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare tartar sauce, combine first 6 ingredients. Cover and chill.

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To prepare catfish, clip a candy/fry thermometer to a Dutch oven; add oil to pan.

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Heat oil to 38

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Sprinkle fillets evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

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Place 5 ounces (1 cup) flour in a shallow dish.

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Combine remaining 5 ounces (1 cup) flour, cornmeal, and black pepper in a shallow dish.

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Combine 2 cups buttermilk and 2 eggs in a shallow dish. Dredge fillets in flour; dip in buttermilk mixture. Dredge in cornmeal mixture; shake off excess breading.

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Place 2 fillets in hot oil; cook 5 minutes or until done, turning occasionally. Make sure oil temperature does not drop below 37

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Remove fillets from pan using a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Return oil temperature to 38

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Repeat procedure twice with remaining fillets.

To prepare hush puppies, weigh or lightly spoon 4 ounces (3/4 cup) flour in dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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Combine 4 ounces flour and remaining ingredients. Drop batter 1 tablespoonful at a time into pan; fry at 375 for 5 minutes or until browned, turning frequently.

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Remove hush puppies from pan using a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels.

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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 Alsace Willm Pinot Gris Reserve. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.