Tortilla Fried Queso Catfish

Name: Tortilla Fried Queso Catfish
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 710 milliliters buttermilk; 850 grams catfish fillets; 255 grams prepared chile con queso; 710 milliliters corn tortilla flakes; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper; 14 grams hot sauce; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 35 grams lemon juice; 6 lime wedges; 85 grams prepared pico de gallo; 6 servings Vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Tortilla Fried Queso Catfish might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 651 calories, 36g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up hot sauce, kosher salt, catfish fillets, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Whisk the lemon juice, hot sauce, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl. Dip each catfish fillet in the lemon juice mixture. Dredge catfish in seasoned flour, followed by buttermilk, and then corn tortilla flakes to coat completely.

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Pour oil into a large, deep saute pan until it comes about halfway up the sides of the pan.

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Heat oil to 350 degrees F. When oil is hot, carefully add fish fillets to pan, in batches if necessary, and deep-fry until golden brown, about 10 minutes total.

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Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.

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Place 1 1/2 ounces of queso on each of 6 plates and top with the fried catfish.

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Catfish

Place 1/2-ounce of pico de gallo on top of the catfish.

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Garnish with a lime wedge and serve.

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Servings:

1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 710milliliters

buttermilk 850grams

catfish fillets 255grams

prepared chile con queso 710milliliters

corn tortilla flakes 710milliliters

all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper 14grams

prepared pico de gallo 6servings

Vegetable oil, for deep-frying

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. You could try Ziobaffan Organic Pinot Grigio. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 17 dollars per bottle.