fried southern catfish

Vicksburg, MS
Updated on Sep 6, 2012

When I was about 4 or 5 year old, my late Mamaw fixed this recipe as a main dish to her "Southern Style Hush Puppies" recipe, which I have posted on here. Note: Since I am from Mississippi, my family and I eat this a lot.

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method Stove Top
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons ground red pepper
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 1/2 cups self rising cornmeal
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • - catfish filets
  • - peanut oil for frying

How To Make fried southern catfish

  • Step 1
    Combine first 4 ingredients in a shallow pan.
  • Step 2
    Stir together buttermilk and egg in a bowl.
  • Step 3
    Combine the cornmeal, garlic powder and thyme in a large Ziploc bag.
  • Step 4
    Dredge catfish in flour mixture.
  • Step 5
    The dip in buttermilk mixture.
  • Step 6
    Next shake catfish in sealed Ziploc bag.
  • Step 7
    Fry in a deep fryer or heavy duty cast iron skillet in hot peanut oil.
  • Step 8
    Serve with hush puppies.

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Category: Fish
Ingredient: Fish
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top

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