fried southern catfish

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Recipe by
Rev BJ Friley
Vicksburg, MS

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.

(1 rating)
method Stove Top

Ingredients For fried southern catfish

  • 1 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 3 tsp
    black pepper
  • 2 tsp
    ground red pepper
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 lg
    egg, beaten
  • 2 1/2 c
    self rising cornmeal
  • 1 Tbsp
    garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried thyme
  • catfish filets
  • peanut oil for frying

How To Make fried southern catfish

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

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