How To Make Fried Catfish
Savor crispy and flaky fried catfish in this quick and easy recipe! Catfish fillets are coated with cornmeal, flour, and spices for a crusted exterior.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2cupsyellow cornmeal
- ¼cupall purpose flour
- 1tspgarlic powder
- 1tspkosher salt
- ½tspblack pepper
- ¼tspcayenne pepper
- vegetable oil,as needed for frying
- 1½lbscatfish fillets,(3 large fillets), cut into 6 smaller pieces
Instructions
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In a shallow bowl whisk together corneal, flour, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
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Season both sides of the catfish with salt and pepper. Dredge both sides in the cornmeal mixture.
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Add enough vegetable oil in a large nonstick pan or cast iron skillet to reach ¾ to 1-inches in depth.
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Heat over medium heat until temperature reaches 350 to 360 degrees F. Check the temperature between each batch and adjust the heat as needed to maintain this range.
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Add 2 pieces of fish at a time to the pan, fry for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy on both sides, and internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F. Transfer to a paper towel-lined pan to drain. Fry the remaining pieces of fish.
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Serve with lemon wedges and tartar sauce. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 370.84kcal
- Fat: 10.07g
- Saturated Fat: 1.77g
- Trans Fat: 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.82g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.13g
- Carbohydrates: 46.13g
- Fiber: 2.31g
- Sugar: 0.88g
- Protein: 21.65g
- Cholesterol: 62.37mg
- Sodium: 404.91mg
- Calcium: 13.19mg
- Potassium: 433.29mg
- Iron: 2.85mg
- Vitamin A: 7.38µg
- Vitamin C: 0.06mg
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