Cajun and Creole Recipes
Louisiana Fried Catfish
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds catfish filets
- 1/2 cup yellow mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups peanut oil
Instructions
- Wash fish and pat dry with paper towels.
- Combine mustard, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Toss fish in mustard mixture.
- Combine cornmeal and flour. Dredge coated filets in cornmeal and flour mixture.
- Heat peanut oil until very hot. Fry catfish filets, a few at a time, until golden brown and crisp.
- Serve hot.