Southern Fish Fry

Name: Southern Fish Fry
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 5 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5-10 flounder fillets cut into strips or catfish, any white fish; 2 cups corn meal; 2 cups flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 tbsp yellow mustard; 1/2 cup hot sauce; 2 tbsp old bay seasoning; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp onion powder; 1 tbsp paprika; Lemon to serve; Cooking oil; Hot sauce

Lauren @LaurenCooks

Claremore, Oklahoma

Nothing is quite as comforting as a big ol' plate full of some Southern Fish Fry. This recipe will help you get a batch of flavorful fried fish to the dinner table in no time.

Lauren @LaurenCooks

Claremore, Oklahoma

Nothing is quite as comforting as a big ol' plate full of some Southern Fish Fry. This recipe will help you get a batch of flavorful fried fish to the dinner table in no time.

Saved

Ingredients

20 minutes

5 people

5-10flounder fillets cut into strips or catfish, any white fish
2 cupscorn meal
2 cupsflour
2eggs, beaten
2 tbspyellow mustard
1/2 cuphot sauce
2 tbspold bay seasoning
1 tspblack pepper
1 tbspgarlic powder
1 tbsponion powder
1 tbsppaprika
Lemon to serve
Cooking oil
Hot sauce

Saved

Steps

20 minutes

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.

Saved

Cooksnaps

Saved

Lauren @LaurenCooks

on June 21, 2020 21:39

Claremore, Oklahoma

So if you didn't know this already, we Southerners are pretty set in our ways when it comes to cooking certain dishes.We also don't measure seasonings. We just sprinkle and shake till the spirits of our ancestors whisper "stop my child."☆𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑬𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓.Cooking is love made edible.Reasons why I love cooking:1. It's delicious.2. It's fun.3. Healthier living.4. Gets me out of my own head for a little bit and calms my mind.5. Trying new things.6. Making up my own recipes.7. I get to share my recipes with others.8. Making memories.9. It's a continuous learning process.10. Cheaper than eating out.11. It saves the expenses.12. Makes me a happier person.13. Boosts my confidence.14. It's fun to mess with different ingredients.15. Makes me more creative.16. Getting those praises and comments makes it all worth it.17. I'm half Italian and Irish. So yes, cooking is in my blood.18. I'm from the South and I love to cook!▶️𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.👩‍🍳😁✌➡️𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫!🏈☝️❤