RESTAURANT-QUALITY FRIED CATFISH
Catfish fried in a tasty cornmeal batter, served with homemade tartar sauce.
Provided by Anecia Hero
Categories Entree
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Pat fillets with paper towel
- Place fish in a large baking dish or plastic storage bag, pour in buttermilk; coat well; allow to sit for 10-minutes in refrigerator
- Meanwhile, make tartar sauce; After the tartar sauce is made, coat and cook the fish
- In a large bowl, add cornmeal, salt, pepper and cayenne; stir with fork till blended
- Using a cast-iron, or heavy bottom skillet, pour oil into skillet and heat to medium;
- While oil is heating, take a fillet directly from the buttermilk and place it in the cornmeal; pat the cornmeal on the fillet; coat it all over, twice; repeat with remaining fillets
- Check your skillet; the oil needs to be around 312 - 350ºF; you can sprinkle a few pieces of cornmeal in the oil to see if it sizzles; if it does sizzle, the oil is ready
- Cooking in batches of two fillets, place them in the hot oil; DO NOT MOVE THE FILLETS until they've cooked for 2 1/2 - 3 minutes on one side
- After 2 1/2 -3 minutes, use tongs and flip the fish over and cook for an additional 3 minutes
- Use a thermometer to measure internal temperature; it should be 145ºF
- Remove fillets from oil and place on a paper towel
- Repeat until all fillets are cooked and drained
- Plate fillets and serve with lemon and tartar sauce
- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients; refrigerate until ready to serve
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 fillet, Calories 1469 kcal, Carbohydrate 65 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 131 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 27 mg, Sodium 1252 mg, Fiber 8 g, Sugar 6 g, UnsaturatedFat 112 g
SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix buttermilk, water, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture into a flat pan large enough to hold the fillets. Spread fish in one layer over bottom of pan, turning to coat each side, and set aside to marinate.
- In a 2 gallon resealable plastic bag, combine the cornmeal, flour, and seafood seasoning. Add fish to mixture, a few fillets at a time, and tumble gently to coat evenly.
- Heat oil in deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
- Deep fry fillets until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Avoid overcrowding so fillets have room to brown properly. Fish should be slightly crisp outside, and moist and flaky inside. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1427.2 calories, Carbohydrate 131.6 g, Cholesterol 145 mg, Fat 78.6 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 45.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 799.9 mg, Sugar 5.9 g
TEXAS ROADHOUSE FRIED CATFISH RECIPE
Steps:
- 1. Thaw catfish fillets in the refrigerator. Skip this step if the catfish is fresh.
- 2. Pour oil into a Dutch oven or fryer. The oil should be two inches deep. Bring to a boil. It should be approximately 325 degrees.
- 3. Combine pepper, salt and cornmeal in a bowl large enough for dredging catfish fillets.
- 4. Pour buttermilk in a separate bow.
- 5. Dip catfish into buttermilk, making certain each side is covered. Press catfish into seasoned cornmeal mixture. then flip and coat the second side. Place catfish on a plate. Repeat dredging process with the remaining catfish fillets. Lower a breaded catfish fillet into hot oil with tongs.
- 6. Cook each fillet for about 8 minutes, or until the catfish flats to the top and features a golden hue.
RESTAURANT-STYLE FRIED CATFISH
Plan ahead there is a 1-1/2 hour refrigeration time for the fillets, you may omit the cayenne completely or increase to suit heat level --- for best flavor I use peanut oil for frying but vegetable oil will do fine I have even fried the fish in olive oil :)
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Catfish
Time 2h6m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the catfish fillets in a single layer in a shallow dish (you may slice the fillets in half lengthwise if desired or leave whole).
- Cover the fillets completely with milk.
- Cover and chill for about 1-1/2 hours.
- In a shallow bowl combine the cornmeal with seasoned salt, black pepper, cayenne, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Remove the catfish from refrigerator and allow to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Remove all the milk from the pan and allowing all the milk to drip off the fillets.
- Sprinkle the fillets very lightly with salt (using about 1 teaspoon for all of the fillets).
- Coat lightly with cornmeal mixture.
- Pour the oil to a depth of about 1-1/2 inches in a cast-iron or heavy skillet.
- Heat oil to 350°F.
- Fry the fish in batches about 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden.
- Drain on wire racks over paper towels.
- Serve with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.
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