Fried Catfish Recipe
Preparing this Fried Catfish recipe is the second best way to please a crowd. Am sure you are aware of the first??? The marriage of the irresistible flavors of Fish with other ingredients is the secret to this Fried Catfish. This Fried Catfish when served as Main Dish is sure to please your family members. One trial wont be enough for this Fried Catfish recipe, I am sure you will be making it again!.
Ingredients
6 small catfish, dressed, with heads and tails left on
3/4 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup milk
Salad oil
Lemon wedges
Directions
1. To skin catfish, using knife or scissors, cut off the sharp fins. Make a cut through the skin around the catfish's head. Peel skin away from flesh around head; using paper towel to grasp skin, pull skin firmly toward tail to remove it in 1 piece. Cut off head.
2. In a plastic bag, combine cornmeal, flour, salt, and pepper. Into pie plate, pour milk. Dip catfish, 1 at a time, in milk to coat them well; drop into plastic bag. Shake to coat evenly with cornmeal mixture. Place coated catfish on wire rack over waxed paper to dry 30 minutes.
3. In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, heat about 1/2 inch salad oil to 370°F. on deep-fat thermometer. Fry 3 catfish at a time in hot salad oil until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes, carefully turning fish once.
4. When cooked, remove catfish to drain on paper towels.
2. In a plastic bag, combine cornmeal, flour, salt, and pepper. Into pie plate, pour milk. Dip catfish, 1 at a time, in milk to coat them well; drop into plastic bag. Shake to coat evenly with cornmeal mixture. Place coated catfish on wire rack over waxed paper to dry 30 minutes.
3. In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, heat about 1/2 inch salad oil to 370°F. on deep-fat thermometer. Fry 3 catfish at a time in hot salad oil until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes, carefully turning fish once.
4. When cooked, remove catfish to drain on paper towels.
