Fried Catfish

Miss Mississippi, Anna Elizabeth Tadlock, submitted this recipe for Fried Catfish. Photo
Miss Mississippi, Anna Elizabeth Tadlock, submitted this recipe for Fried Catfish.

See Cooking Videos

Watch the Miss America pageant live on TLC

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
12 catfish fillets
Vegetable oil for frying

PREPARATION:

  1. Place milk in a shallow dish.
  2. Combine cornmeal, flour, salt, black pepper, and red pepper in another shallow dish.
  3. Sprinkle catfish fillets with a little extra salt. Place catfish fillets in milk then dredge in cornmeal mixture, coating evenly.
  4. Fry fillets in vegetable oil 2 inches deep in a Dutch oven until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes. Oil should be heated at about 350 degrees.
  5. Place catfish on paper towels to drain.
This recipe appears in: Southern

You Might Also Like

Tex-Mex Tomato Soup

Try this Tex Mex Tomato Soup recipe provided by Miss Texas, Kristen Blair.

Orange Jell-O Salad

Try this Orange Jello Salad recipe provided by Miss Utah, Whitney Merrifield.

search recipes