Fried Catfish

Name: Fried Catfish
Ingredients: 1 lb catfish fillet; 12 teaspoon salt; 1 dash ground black pepper; 12 teaspoon paprika; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon water; 1 cup cornmeal; butter, for frying (or canola oil for the health-conscious)

8 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 lb catfish fillet
12 teaspoon salt
1 dash ground black pepper
12 teaspoon paprika
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 cup cornmeal
butter, for frying (or canola oil for the health-conscious)

Directions

1

Sprinkle fillets with salt, pepper and paprika.
2

Beat eggs, and stir in water.
3

Spread cornmeal on a piece of wax paper, and roll each fish in the cornmeal.
4

Next, dip it in the egg mixture (this is not an error, cornmeal, then egg - trust me).
5

Now roll it in the cornmeal again.
6

Refrigerate fish for 20minutes.
7

Melt butter in a skillet over low heat and fry fish for about 3 minutes on each side, adding more butter if needed (oil can be used instead of butter).
8

I love this served with a good tartar sauce and fresh lemon juice squeezed on top.
9

Enjoy!