Pan Fried Catfish
 
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Catfish is awesome when lightly fried in this cornmeal batter.
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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
  1. For the Fry Mix, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside until ready to use.
  2. In a shallow dish, stir hot sauce into buttermilk for the Fish Marinade.
  3. Mix ingredients for Dipping Sauce and refrigerate until ready to use.
  4. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add butter and oil.
  5. Dip fish fillets into buttermilk mixture, then into Fry Mix. Keep turning/pressing into the mixture so the fillets are thoroughly coated.
  6. 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.
  7. Remove from pan and serve with Dipping Sauce.
Recipe by My Delicious Blog at https://www.mydeliciousblog.com/pan-fried-catfish/