Southern Fried Catfish Recipe
Our crispy and delicious Southern fried fish is made using catfish filets and our popular fish fry seasoning. It goes great with soul food spaghetti, coleslaw, hot sauce, and a slice of white bread for a good ol' Southern soul food fish fry!
Servings: 3
Calories: 385kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds catfish filets
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- oil for deep frying (preferably vegetable oil or canola oil)
- ¾ cup yellow mustard
Fish Fry Seasoning:
- 1 ½ cups yellow cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- ⅓ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- ⅓ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ⅓ teaspoon granulated garlic
Instructions
- Clean and trim catfish filets.
- Combine cornmeal, Old Bay, lemon pepper, kosher salt, black pepper, and granulated garlic in a shallow bowl; set aside until ready to use.
- Place catfish in a separate large bowl and add mustard and hot sauce—toss filets in mustard mixture to coat evenly on all sides.
- In a large fry pan or deep-fryer, heat oil to 350° F.
- While the oil is coming to temperature, dredge the catfish filets in the cornmeal seasoning mixture.
- Once the oil is heated to the correct temperature, fry filets in batches for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until the fish flakes easily with a fork and the internal temperature reads 145° F.
- Carefully remove fried fish from hot oil with a slotted spoon or spatula, set it on a wire rack over a paper towel, and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 556mg | Potassium: 729mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg
