Fried Catfish
Miss Mississippi, Anna Elizabeth Tadlock, submitted this recipe for Fried Catfish.
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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:
- Place milk in a shallow dish.
- Combine cornmeal, flour, salt, black pepper, and red pepper in another shallow dish.
- Sprinkle catfish fillets with a little extra salt. Place catfish fillets in milk then dredge in cornmeal mixture, coating evenly.
- 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.
- Place catfish on paper towels to drain.
This recipe appears in:
Southern
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