I have some catfish in the freezer that needs to be cook. Anyone have a good catfish batter recipe that you don't mind sharing?
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If you want batter for a "deep fry" (always good with catfish), I would start equal parts of beer & flour. Season (salt, pepper,cayenne, etc...) to suit your fancy.Comment
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I'd be tempted to try this AB recipe (his are usually pretty good): http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/a...sh-recipe.htmlComment
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Be sure and dry the fish first (the permanent press setting on your dryer works well--LOL) and then dust it in flour, shake off excess flout, then hit the batter.Comment
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I love cornmeal with some Tony's mixed in.Comment
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I flat out love a commercial brand; Shore Lunch Cajun Style. A bunch of Bluegill, Crappie, Catfish or Perch breaded in that stuff then deep fried simply can't be beat.Comment
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Have to agree with ribeyeguy - Shore Lunch Cajun is really good.Comment
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Zatarain's makes a pretty good breading.Comment
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This is an Emeril Lagasse recipe and I've used it for years! It's good for shrimp too.
Cut catfish into desired piece size. Mix up buttermilk and hot sauce (I like Louisiana Hot Sauce) until the buttermilk is pink. Soak up to 30 minutes. On a piece of waxed paper pour a pile of Zatarain's unseasoned fish fry and sprinkle generously with your favorite Cajun seasoning (I'm partial to Bon CaCa out of New Iberia, but Tony's works). Mix seasoning into fish fry. Roll catfish in fish fry. Do all the breading while your deep fry oil (peanut for me, always) gets hot. Drop catfish in hot oil. MONITOR this closely! Pull out of oil when done.
Homemade Tartar Sauce
Finely chopped sweet onion
finely chopped sweet gerkins (not pickle relish)
Mayo
Mix and serve with fried catfish or shrimp.
Cocktail Sauce (this is actually my favorite for fried catfish too)
Heinz Ketchup
Prepared horseradish
splash of Worchestershire
Mix and adjust to taste.
Don't forget Lemon!Comment
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