Delta-Style Fried Catfish

Name: Delta-Style Fried Catfish
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk; 2 to 3 drops hot sauce; 6 (4- to 6-ounce) catfish fillets; 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground red pepper; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; Vegetable oil

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups milk
2 to 3 drops hot sauce
6 (4- to 6-ounce) catfish fillets
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Vegetable oil

Directions

1

Whisk together milk and hot sauce. Place catfish fillets in a single layer in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; cover with milk mixture. Cover and chill 8 hours, turning once.
2

Combine cornmeal and next 5 ingredients in a shallow dish, and set aside.
3

Let catfish fillets stand at room temperature in milk mixture in baking dish 10 minutes. Remove fillets from milk mixture, allowing excess to drip off.
4

Dredge catfish fillets in cornmeal mixture, shaking off excess.
5

Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches into a large, deep cast-iron or heavy-duty skillet; heat to 360°. Fry fillets, in batches, 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack on a paper towel-lined jellyroll pan. Keep warm in a 225° oven until ready to serve.