Plan Ahead: This Buttermilk Marinated Fried Catfish recipe will need to marinate at least 2 hours.
The buttermilk will keep your catfish moist and will add a slight tangy flavor to them.
You can substitute the salt with any seasoning you like.
Also remember to lid your marinating dish, you don't want no other flavors being absorb from the refrigerator. I just use a gallon baggie to marinate the catfish, easy and no clean up.
Ingredients:
8 catfish fillets (preferred size 4 oz each)
2 tablespoons salt (or favorite seasoning)
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups- yellow corn meal
1/2 cup- flour
1 1/2 cups-buttermilk
1 tablespoon hot sauce
Directions:
Rinse catfish fillets with cold water and pat dry
Put fillets in dish or baggie
Add buttermilk, salt or seasoning, pepper and hot sauce
Refrigerate at least 2 hours
Remove fish from buttermilk marinate
Dredge in cornmeal flour mixture
Cook at 325 degrees if using a deep fat fryer
When fish just start to float to the top remove. Drain on paper towel and lightly season with salt or seasoning.
If pan frying heat the oil to a medium high heat. Cook till a golden brown approx 3 minutes turn and finish cooking another couple minutes.
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