Southern Fish Fry
Southern Fish Fry

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, southern fish fry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Southern Fish Fry is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Southern Fish Fry is something which I have loved my whole life.

Classic delicious southern fried fish is lightly seasoned and fried in a pan until golden and crisp. Southern fried whiting fish is so underrated. It's like everyone forgot about it.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook southern fish fry using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Fish Fry:
  1. Make ready 5-10 flounder fillets cut into strips or catfish, any white fish
  2. Prepare 2 cups corn meal
  3. Get 2 cups flour
  4. Get 2 eggs, beaten
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp yellow mustard
  6. Take 1/2 cup hot sauce
  7. Make ready 2 tbsp old bay seasoning
  8. Make ready 1 tsp black pepper
  9. Get 1 tbsp garlic powder
  10. Make ready 1 tbsp onion powder
  11. Prepare 1 tbsp paprika
  12. Make ready Lemon to serve
  13. Prepare Cooking oil
  14. Take Hot sauce

I CAN tell you that this cooking method always turns out crispy, perfectly fried fish that's reminiscent of down-home southern cornmeal-rolled catfish. In the South, a fish fry is typically a community event or something that is thrown for fundraisers, birthdays, weddings, or other large celebrations. However, with the right amount of planning. Southern Fried Cat Fish- Classic Southern Fried Catfish dipped in buttermilk and breaded in spicy seasoned cornmeal and fried to perfection.

Instructions to make Southern Fish Fry:
  1. Rinse fish and pay dry
  2. Slice fish in half to get long strips
  3. Place fish in large bowl
  4. Heat oil in large pan over medium heat. Not filling more than half way with the oil.
  5. Mix seasoning blend and set aside
  6. In a freezer bag add cornmeal and flour and 2 tbsp of seasoning blend. Mix well.
  7. Add remaining seasoning blend and hot sauce, eggs and mustard to fish bowl. Mix well.
  8. Once oil is ready place a few strips of fish into corn/flour and shake well to coat.
  9. Remove excess flour from fish by lightly shaking when removing it from the bag.
  10. Place fish in pan and fry for 4-5 mins per side.
  11. Don't crowd the pan. Repeat until all fish is cooked.
  12. Drain on napkin. Sprinkle a pinch more Old Bay on the top of fish when they come out (optional) serve with lemon wedges and hot sauce.

This recipe for Southern Fish Fry will help you get a batch of flavorful fried fish on the dinner table in practically no time at all. There is an art to the fish fry. And any Southerner who knows good catfish also knows there are three crucial components: the slice, the soak, and the seasoning. End on a sweet note: Serve up a classic Southern dessert like Coconut Southern Comfort Cake. I make this southern fried fish recipe often for my family.

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