Will's Spicy New Orleans Catfish Fries

Name: Will's Spicy New Orleans Catfish Fries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 283 grams fillet frozen catfish; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste; 58 grams corn flour; 946 milliliters oil for frying; 2 servings salt and pepper to taste

If you have roughly 20 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Will's Spicy New Orleans Catfish Fries might be an awesome gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe to try. For $3.49 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 2. One serving contains 1080 calories, 26g of protein, and 100g of fat. If you have oil, salt and pepper, corn flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. A couple people really liked this American dish.

Instructions

Lay catfish fillet horizontally on cutting board.

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Catfish Fillets

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Cutting Board

Cut thin 1/4 inch wide strips from the filet at a 45 degree angle. This is easy if your knife is sharp, and the filet is partly frozen.

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Knife

Dust fish strips moderately with cayenne pepper, and gently tumble together to evenly coat all strips. They should look pink all over when you are through. On the Bayou, this is called a dry marinade.

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Cayenne Pepper

Marinade

Fish

Place catfish strips on a plate or pan, and set aside for a few minutes to thaw.

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Catfish

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Frying Pan

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

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Cooking Oil

Place enough corn flour to bread your catfish on a bowl or plate, and season with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Corn Flour

Catfish

Bread

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Bowl

Place thawed catfish into seasoned corn flour, and tumble gently until all strips are evenly coated. Deep fry in hot oil for about 3 minutes, or until done. Fish should be golden brown, slightly crisp outside, and moist and flaky inside when done.

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Corn Flour

Catfish

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Cooking Oil