Catfish is awesome when lightly fried in this cornmeal batter.
Author: My Delicious Blog
Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Seafood
Serves: 2
Ingredients
1+ lb. catfish fillets
1 Tb. unsalted butter
1-2 Tb. olive oil (add more if the pan seems dry once the fillets are in there)
Fry Mix (*)
1 c. finely ground yellow cornmeal
1 c. corn flour
1 c. all-purpose flour
2 Tb. + 1 tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. cayenne pepper
½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
(*) Make the full batch - use about ¼ c. for this recipe and store the remainder in an airtight container in the fridge.
Fish Marinade
1 c. low-fat buttermilk
Several dashes Sriracha or other hot sauce (add more if you like it really spicy)
Dipping Sauce
½ c. mayonnaise
1 Tb. sweet relish
Few dashes Sriracha or other hot sauce
Squeeze fresh lemon juice
Dash kosher salt
Few grinds fresh black pepper
Dash chile sauce or ketchup, for sweetness - optional
Instructions
For the Fry Mix, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside until ready to use.
In a shallow dish, stir hot sauce into buttermilk for the Fish Marinade.
Mix ingredients for Dipping Sauce and refrigerate until ready to use.
Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add butter and oil.
Dip fish fillets into buttermilk mixture, then into Fry Mix. Keep turning/pressing into the mixture so the fillets are thoroughly coated.
When butter/oil is melted, add fillets. Cook first side until golden brown (about 3 minutes -- be sure it's nice and brown before flipping). Flip and cook other side until golden brown. Lower the heat to medium/low if it seems to be scorching the fish.
Remove from pan and serve with Dipping Sauce.
Recipe by My Delicious Blog at https://www.mydeliciousblog.com/pan-fried-catfish/