Photos of Buffalo-Style Catfish Strips with Ranch Dressing Recipe
The inspiration for this appetizer is buffalo chicken wings. I breaded and baked catfish strips, then drizzled them with a spicy sauce. If you don’t like spicy foods, omit the hot pepper sauce.
How To Make Buffalo-Style Catfish Strips with Ranch Dressing
Try these crispy catfish strips with buffalo sauce and ranch dressing for a tangy ad savory dish that you won't be able to resist.
Ingredients
- 1 lb catfish fillets, cut into ½-inch strips
- ⅓ cup hot sauce
- 1½ cup cornflakes, coarsely crushed
- 2 pcs egg whites, lightly beaten, large
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
- cooking oil
For Ranch Dressing:
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup buttermilk, or sour cream
- 1 tsp green onions, or chives, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp dried parsley, minced
- ¼ tsp dried dill
- ⅛ tsp garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp onion powder
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
For Serving:
- vegetable sticks
Instructions
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Combine all your ingredients for the dressing, season with salt and pepper.
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Cover and set aside in a chilled area. Allow the flavors to develop, for at least 30 minutes.
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Prepare your breading station. Add the flour, garlic and onion powders, paprika, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
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Place the egg whites and cornflakes in separate bowls.
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Combine the hot sauce and Worcestershire in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer remove from heat.
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Add butter and swirl until evenly incorporated. Set aside.
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Dredge the fish strips in the flour mixture, dip in egg whites, and coat in cornflakes.
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Deep fry for 3 minutes or until golden brown. strain.
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Drizzle the hot sauce mixture over the fish strips once they're finished. Serve together with vegetable sticks and ranch sauce.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
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- Calcium: 22mg
- Calories: 196kcal
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Cholesterol: 43mg
- Fat: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 2mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g
- Potassium: 255mg
- Protein: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 574mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 228IU
- Vitamin C: 10mg
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