Lunch: Classic Fried Catfish Recipe | Myrecipes

For an extra-crispy crust, use stone-ground yellow cornmeal, if available.

Ingredients

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons ground red pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
12 catfish fillets (about 3 3/4 pounds)
Vegetable oil

Instructions

Combine first 4 ingredients and 2 teaspoons salt in a large shallow dish. Sprinkle catfish fillets evenly with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and dredge in cornmeal mixture, coating evenly.
Pour vegetable oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 350 °. Fry fillets, in batches, 5 to 6 minutes or until golden; drain on paper towels.
Note: For a quick weeknight version, skip the deep fryer. Cook catfish in 2 tablespoons hot oil, per batch, in a nonstick skillet 5 minutes on each side.

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