Spicy Southern Fried Catfish Food

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.

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.

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.

SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, mayonnaise, scallions and relish to make a tartar sauce. Refrigerate until needed.
• Heat oil in deep-fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Combine cornmeal, Blackfish Spice and salt and pepper, to taste. Dredge catfish fillets in seasoned cornmeal. Deep-fry coated pieces in batches until they are cooked through, about 10 minutes. (For basic reference, use the manufacturer's instructions for your deep fryer for similar foods, then test the fish see that it is fork tender.) Allow to drain on paper towels and serve with tartar sauce and fresh lemon wedges (to squeeze lemon juice over the fish).

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.

SOUTHERN-STYLE PAN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Whisk together buttermilk, mustard, Essence, garlic, and hot sauce in a small bowl. Place fillets in a shallow baking dish just large enough to hold them in an even layer. Pour buttermilk mixture over fish, making sure each fillet is evenly coated; set aside.
• In another shallow baking dish, whisk together flour, cornmeal, and salt.
• Working with 1 piece of fish at a time, remove from buttermilk mixture, shaking off any excess, and dredge in flour mixture to coat. Transfer to a plate and repeat process with remaining fillets.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When oil is hot, carefully add two fillets to skillet. Cook, until golden brown and crisp, about 4 minutes. Turn and continue cooking until golden brown and crisp on the second side, 3 to 4 minutes more.
• Using a fish spatula, transfer fillets to a paper towel-lined plate; repeat process with remaining 2 fillets. Serve immediately with tartar sauce, if desired, and lemon wedges.

SPICY OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Place oven rack in the top 1/3 of the oven and preheat it to 425 degrees F.
• Set a wire rack in a baling pan and coat the rack lightly with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a food processor, fitted with the metal blade, or in a blender, combine the cornflakes, chili powder, thyme and garlic powder.
• Use the on/off pulses until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Transfer the mixture to a shallow bowl or plate.
• If the fillets are large, cut them into serving-size pieces.
• In a bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, salt and pepper and then dip the fish into the mixture to coat.
• Dredge the fish into the crumb mixture next, turning to coat both sides.
• Place the fillets on the prepared rack and repeat with remaining fillets.
• Coat both sides of the fillets with the non-stick cooking spray.
• Bake 14-18 minutes, or until the crumb coating is golden brown and crisp and the fish is opaque at the center.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

SOUTHERN-STYLE OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 13x9 glass baking dish with the oil, and set aside.
• Rinse the catfish fillets, and pat dry. In a shallow bowl, combine the cornmeal, creole seasoning, paprika, sugar, and black pepper. Combine the eggs and hot sauce or water in a another bowl. Dip the fillets in the egg mixture, dredge in the cornmeal mixture, and arrange in the baking pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown. Turn once during cooking. Place catfish on a paper-towel lined plate, and serve immediately with additional hot sauce.

SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat Grease to 360 degrees.
• In a bowl or pie plate or even a plastic bag place your cornstarch in and add a filet of your favorite fish. Close the bag and shake to coat the fish.
• Beat your eggs in a bowl and run the corn starched filets through the eggs.
• Mix your Corn Meal, Corn Flour, All Purpose Flour and Cajun Seasonings together in a Bowl, Pie Plate or a plastic bag and run your corn starched, egged filets through the flour mixture. Close the bag and shake to coat the fish.
• Fry for 5 minutes for an average sized filet.