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
CLASSIC FRIED CATFISH
Skip the restaurants, and make your own fried catfish at home.
Provided by Southern Living Editors
Time 8h25m
Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce.
- Place catfish in a single layer in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; pour buttermilk mixture over fish. Cover and chill 8 hours, turning once.
- Combine cornmeal and next 6 ingredients in a shallow dish.
- Let fish stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Remove from buttermilk mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Dredge fish in cornmeal mixture, shaking off excess.
- Pour oil to depth of 2 inches into a large, deep cast-iron or heavy-duty skillet; heat to 360°F.
- Fry fish, in batches, 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack on a paper towel-lined jelly-roll pan. Keep warm in a 225°F oven until ready to serve.
SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH
Steps:
- Heat the peanut oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven over high heat until it reaches 350 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer. Adjust the heat to maintain the temperature.
- Whisk the cornmeal and flour together in a shallow dish. Combine the seafood seasoning, kosher salt, paprika, and pepper in a small bowl. Season the catfish fillets evenly on both sides with the spice mixture. Pour the buttermilk into another shallow dish. Dip each fillet into the buttermilk, flip once to coat both sides, hold over the pan and allow the excess to drip off. Coat both sides of the fillets in the cornmeal mixture. Set the coated fillets on a cooling rack and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Gently add the fillets, 2 at a time, to the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the fried fillets to a cooling rack set over a newspaper-lined half sheet pan. Repeat method with remaining fillets. Arrange the catfish on a serving platter and serve immediately.
CLASSIC FRIED CATFISH
Make and share this Classic Fried Catfish recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Catfish
Time 21m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- COMBINE first 5 ingredients in a large shallow dish.
- Sprinkle fish with 1/4 teaspoon salt; dredge in cornmeal mixture, coating evenly.
- POUR oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches into a deep cast-iron skillet; heat to 350 degrees;.
- Fry fish, in batches, 5 to 6 minutes or until golden; drain on paper towels.
CLASSIC SOUTHERN-FRIED CATFISH
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 200 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and place a rack in the pan.
- Arrange the catfish in a wide, shallow bowl or pie plate. Pour the buttermilk over the fish.
- Combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, paprika, cayenne, and garlic powder on a pie plate.
- Take the fish out of the buttermilk and dredge the fish fillets in the flour mixture to coat thoroughly. Shake off excess flour mixture.
- Heat up 1 inch of oil in a deep, heavy skillet or heavy Dutch oven over high heat.
- The oil must be 350 F. Use a candy thermometer or drop a pinch of the flour mixture into the oil-if it bubbles and floats, the oil is ready. Just be mindful of maintaining the oil temperature while cooking the fish. Don't overcrowd the pan, as doing so will lower the oil temperature.
- Carefully place 2 to 3 fillets in the pan.
- Cook for about 5 to 6 minutes, or until golden brown. If the oil isn't deep enough to cover the fish, turn the fillets carefully after about 3 minutes.
- Remove the fish to the rack in the baking pan and place in the oven while you cook another batch. Repeat until all of the fish fillets are cooked. Serve hot with your favorite sides.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 629 kcal, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 114 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 37 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 1063 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fat 38 g, ServingSize 6 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CLASSIC SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN
Super crunchy, classic Southern fried chicken with a slightly salty, flavorful bite. The meat is tender and juicy, and the exterior is light and crispy. Take your time with this... let the soak happen overnight and cook in batches. Cook extra because who doesn't love cold fried chicken? Serve with mashed potatoes and coleslaw with soft rolls to create that perfect bite.
Provided by NicoleMcmom
Time 5h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine chicken, buttermilk, hot sauce, 1 tablespoon salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper in a large, non-reactive bowl. Stir until chicken is well coated. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- Combine flour, 2 teaspoons salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, remaining 1 teaspoon pepper, and cayenne in a large bowl; whisk until well combined.
- Remove chicken from the refrigerator. Working with one piece at a time, remove from the marinade and allow excess to drip off. Coat evenly in the flour mixture, and set on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet.
- Pour oil into a large Dutch oven to a depth of 1 inch. Heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Add a few chicken pieces to the hot oil and cook, turning once or twice, until golden brown on the outside, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Maintain the oil temperature around 320 degrees F (160 degrees C) during cooking. Remove chicken to a clean wire rack set over a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Return oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and repeat to fry remaining chicken.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 695.4 calories, Carbohydrate 45.5 g, Cholesterol 141.7 mg, Fat 33.5 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 50.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 1558 mg, Sugar 6.3 g
CLASSIC FRIED CATFISH
Make and share this Classic Fried Catfish recipe from Food.com.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Catfish
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine first 5 ingredients in a large shallow dish.
- Sprinkle fish with 1/4 teaspoon salt; dredge in cornmeal mixture, coating evenly.
- Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches into a deep cast-iron skillet; heat to 350 degrees.
- Fry fish, in batches, 5 to 6 minutes or until golden; drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.8, Fat 10.1, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 87.5, Sodium 1033.5, Carbohydrate 16, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 0.1, Protein 26.1
SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH
Make and share this Southern Fried Catfish recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dreamgoddess
Categories Catfish
Time 18m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat a fryer or a deep pot halfway filled with oil to 350 degrees F.
- Sprinkle both sides of each catfish with salt and Old Bay seasoning.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour and the cornmeal.
- Dredge the catfish in the flour mixture and place in fryer.
- Deep fry for approximately 7 to 8 minutes until done.
- Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 947.9, Fat 23.8, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 133.2, Sodium 163.3, Carbohydrate 118.8, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 0.5, Protein 59.5
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
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