Catfish: Jack's Fried Catfish
Source of Recipe
From "The Southern Living Party Cookbook"
List of Ingredients
- 6 (four- to six-ounce) catfish fillets
- 2 cups whole milk
- Vegetable oil
- 2 cups (about 11� ounces) plain yellow cornmeal
- 1 Tbsp seasoned salt (such as Lawry's)
- 2 tsp black pepper
- � tsp onion powder
- � tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Arrange the catfish fillets in a single layer in a shallow dish with the milk. Cover and chill 1 hour. Remove from the refrigerator; let stand 10 minutes.
- Pour 1� inches oil in a large skillet; heat to 350�F. Combine the cornmeal, seasoned salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder in a separate shallow dish.
- Remove the catfish from the milk; let excess drip off. Sprinkle evenly with the salt. Dredge in the cornmeal mixture, shaking off the excess. Fry, in batches, 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels.
Serves 6
Tartar Sauce Piquant:
� 1 cup mayonnaise
� 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (1 lemon)
� 1 tsp minced dill pickles
� 1 Tbsp minced green olives (about 30 olives)
� 1 Tbsp minced fresh chives
� 2 tsp grated yellow onion
� 2 tsp drained capers
� � tsp hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
� ⅛ tsp black pepper
� ⅛ tsp paprika
� 3 radishes, peeled, cut into thin matchsticks (optional)
� Chopped fresh chives and capers
Combine first 11 ingredients in a bowl. Chill at least 1 hour before serving. Garnish with chopped fresh chives and capers before serving.
Makes about 1� cups
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