Southern Fried Catfish With Spicy Cream Sauce Food

CRISPY SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Combine cornmeal, seasoned salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a shallow dish.
• Pour milk into a separate dish.
• Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Dip a catfish fillet in the milk, and shake off any excess.
• Transfer milk-soaked fish to the cornmeal mixture and gently roll to coat on both sides.
• Repeat with remaining fillets.
• Place fish in the hot skillet and cook until golden brown on each side (about 5-7 minutes per side). The fish will flake easily with a fork when it's done.
• Depending on the size of your skillet, you may need to cook the fish in batches. Don't overcrowd the skillet! Feel free to wipe out the pan and use additional butter/oil, as necessary, for subsequent batches.
• Drain fish on paper towels.
• Serve warm, garnished with chopped fresh parsley and a lemon wedge, if desired.

SPICY SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Make sure that the fish is nice and clean before anything else, then set to the side.
• In a large bowl add the self rising flour, cornmeal, and cajun seasoning. Mix well.
• In a separate bowl beat the two eggs, then add in the hot sauce, and mix.
• Next add the fish into the bowl with the hot sauce & egg mixture.
• Make sure that the fish is nicely coated with the wet mixture, then coat with the flour mixture.
• Once all of the fish is coated, let it set for about 5 minutes so that the cornmeal & flour mixture can stick well.
• Heat the oil between 350 - 375 F.
• Once the oil is nice and hot, carefully add the fish into the skillet or deep fryer, but do not overcrowd.
• Fry the fish until golden brown, then remove from the oil, and set on a paper towel lined plate or cookie sheet.
• Let sit until it's cool enough to eat.
• Serve & Enjoy.

PECAN-CRUSTED CATFISH WITH SPICY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• For the pecan-crusted catfish: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper and set aside. Pulse the cornmeal with the pecans and some salt and pepper in a food processor until uniform and the size of breadcrumbs. Create a breading station with the flour on a plate, the milk and egg beaten together and the pecan-cornmeal mixture on another plate. Be sure to sprinkle salt and pepper on each part of the breading station. Dip the fish in the flour, then the egg, then the cornmeal mixture. Heat the oil in a large oven-safe saute pan over medium heat. Brown the coated catfish until golden on one side, about 3 minutes. Then turn the fillets over and place in the oven to finish cooking, about 10 minutes longer (a few minutes more if the fillets are thick).
• For the spicy cream sauce: Place the onions and garlic with the stock, wine and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Boil and reduce for 5 minutes, gently pressing on the onions and garlic to release the flavors. Remove the onion and garlic and discard. Turn down the heat to low and whisk in the steak sauce and lemon juice, then the sour cream. Allow to cook and reduce 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, allowing the sauce to thicken slightly. (Place back on the heat for 10 seconds if needed to keep the temperature high enough.)

SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH WITH SPICY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• BEAT eggs, buttermilk and Frank's RedHot Sauce in 2-qt. shallow dish. Add fish fillets and turn to coat well.
• MIX cornmeal, flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper on a sheet of waxed paper.
• DREDGE fillets in cornmeal mixture.
• DEEP-FRY fillets, 2 pieces at a time, in 350°F oil about 5 min. until golden and fish flakes. Splash on Frank's RedHot Sauce and serve with Tangy Dipping Sauce.

SPICY CATFISH TENDERS WITH CAJUN TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Make Tartar Sauce: Stir together all ingredients in a bowl and chill, until ready to serve.
• Prepare fish: Whisk together egg and hot sauce in a wide shallow dish.
• Stir in fish strips and let stand at room temperature at least 10 and up to 30 minutes.
• Pour enough oil into a 4 to 5 quart heavy pot to measure 2 inches and heat over medium heat until thermometer registers 350°F (you can use a fry daddy) Stir flour, cornmeal, salt and Cajun seasoning in another wide shallow dish.
• Fry fish; drain fish well in a colander.
• Dredge one fourth of fish in flour mixture shaking off excess flour, then fry in oil, stirring occasionally with a slotted spoon, until golden brown and just cooked through,1 1/2 to 2 minutes, remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Repeat until all fish is fried.
• Serve hot with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

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.

FRIED CATFISH WITH A CREAMY THAI SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine spices, salt, cornmeal, flour
• Coat catfish with mixture
• Let sit while making sauce
• In a saucepan heat 2 teaspoons oil add and saute onions, ginger, garlic and lemon grass until soft
• Add red curry paste and cook add brown sugar, fish sauce, coconut milk, basil and lime juice
• Stir mixture
• Place 1 cup of sauce mixture in a blender with cashews blending (carefully hot) well add back to pot
• Cook over medium heat until thick about 5 minutes
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil shaking off excess breading
• Add catfish and fry until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes on each side depending on size
• Remove and drain on paper towels
• Salt fish
• Serve with white rice
• Placing the fish over the rice and topping with coconut sauce