Description
Fried catfish is a Southern tradition, along with buttermilk hush puppies and buttermilk coleslaw. Try these traditional foods together.
Ingredients
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup water
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 pound catfish fillets, cut in strips
- 1 ½ cups fine cornmeal
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
- 1 quart vegetable oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Mix buttermilk
- water
- salt
- and pepper in a small bowl. Pour mixture into a flat pan large enough to hold fillets. Arrange fillets in a single layer in the pan
- turning to coat each side. Set aside to marinate.
- Combine cornmeal
- flour
- and seafood seasoning in a 2-gallon resealable plastic bag. Add fillets to the bag
- a few at a time
- and tumble gently until evenly coated.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
- Fry fillets in hot oil until crisp and golden brown
- about 3 minutes. Work in batches to avoid overcrowding
- so fillets have room to brown properly. Drain on paper towels.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 2