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; 118 milliliters corn flour; 946 milliliters oil for frying; 2 servings salt and pepper to taste

Will's Spicy New Orleans Catfish Fries might be a good recipe to expand your side dish collection. One portion of this dish contains about 26g of protein, 53g of fat, and a total of 660 calories. This recipe serves 2. A mixture of oil, cayenne pepper, corn flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Will's Spicy New Orleans Catfish Fries, Fried Catfish with Spicy Slaw and Sweet Potato Fries, and New Orleans Mulate's Catfish Jambalaya.

Instructions

Lay catfish fillet horizontally on cutting board.

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Catfish Fillets

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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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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

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

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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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Servings:

283grams

fillet frozen catfish 1teaspoon

cayenne pepper, or to taste 118milliliters

corn flour 946milliliters

oil for frying 2servings

salt and pepper to taste

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 Tangent Paragon Vineyard Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 12 dollars per bottle.