Fried Catfish

[Cuz]

Catfish... YUCK!

[Texasm1976]

I'm confused? Wouldn't you want fish to taste like fish? If it didn't then it would just be flakey chicken?

It does not bother me but some people don't like that taste. It does taste good and does not taste like chicken. Just different.

[muzzlebrake]

Yellow cornmeal and salt ----period!!!!
Hot hot grease til it floats.
None of that Broke Back Mountain fish for me.

[NanR]

rub on spicy brown mustard then fry in Louisanna Fish Fry

[RascalArms]

Soak em in buttermilk and Louisiana hot sauce. Then batter with Zatarain's crispy fish fri. Both the lemon and garlic are good.

X2 on the Zatarain's!

[chief262]

louisana fish fry

I use half Louisana Fish Fry and half course ground yellow corn meal. I think the course ground is the best. Black pepper before rolling or shaking in mixture. Keep your oil at 375. To hot will burn the dredges and to cool will be soggy. Always save some filtered seasoned oil to keep away the fresh oil taste in the refrig. Put cooked fish in doubled large paper grocery sacks with paper towels. Do not put cooked fish in a closed container or it will be soggy. Cooked fish needs to steam out. The paper sacks will let the steam out but keep the fish hot.

[JoeSurveyor]

I have had it just about every way mentioned here... had no trouble eating any.
My fav, 2 to 1 cornmeal to flour, beer soak, season to taste, hot peanut oil, happy, happy, happy.

[Texas Deerman]

dip in watered down mustard, roll in cornmeal with sprinkle of cornstarch and seasoning of choice, drop in hot oil, and scoop out when it floats. Crunchy on outside tender in the middle.

This is a secret. Shhh!

[EastTXHunter]

I have had it just about every way mentioned here... had no trouble eating any.
My fav, 2 to 1 cornmeal to flour, beer soak, season to taste, hot peanut oil, happy, happy, happy.

Pretty Close to mine! - I will say I use Yellow and white corn meal with mine. I think the beer helps with the overly fishy taste you get from big cats! Man, I've only got one bag left and I'm thinkin' I might fry them tonight. My Pop has put about 8 gallons of fillets away so far this year. Think I need to go for a visit LOL

[dpg481]

I use 2/3 yellow corn meal to 1/3 flour. mix the two in a brown paper bag and add a good heap of cajun seasoning. cook at 300 to 350 till golden and floating in the pan. remove, drain oil and sprinkle more seasoning on it as soon as it come out of the grease. We use pizza boxes with paper towel on the bottom so there is no dish to wash. I then dip it in a tarter sauce/Tapatio hot sause mixture. Make the tarter using mayo, relish, lemon juice, garlic powder, and dill seasoning. It is amazing stuff. I mix it with the Tapatio and it will blow you away. NOW I GOTTA GO FISHIN'.

[horns100]

louisana fish fry

This ^^^^^

[Texar]

What I mix up and keep in the freezer till i need it....

5lb corn meal
1 pound of flour
big can of lemon pepper
small can of paprika(for color)
Tony's, Slap yo Mama, etc. to taste

you could also add onion or garlic powder too if you like!!!

[rcjunky007]

Tortilla mix with lots lemon pepper. Golden batter. Drop it in egg and milk first with a healthy amount if black pepper.

[Goodfellah]

Two parts yellow cornmeal to one part Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Corn Meal Mix which contains some flour and starch. I keep fillets ice cold which firms them up and I think helps to prevent them from soaking up grease. Shake fillets and mix in a Bass Pro breader pan, fry in 375 degree corn or peanut oil. I season fillets with Texjoy cajun seasoning immediately after removing from oil. This stringer from Toledo earlier this year tasted very nice with this recipe.

[Droptine0908]

all purpose flour with chile powder salt and pepper