Nashville-Style Fried Catfish

Ingredients

  • 4 Delta Pride Catfish Fillets, cut into strips
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons Nashville Hot Sauce
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • White bread and sliced pickles (for serving)

Nashville Hot Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon parsley, dried
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

  1. COMBINE milk and hot sauce in a bowl; then add catfish. Marinate for 1 hour.
  2. PREHEAT deep fryer to 350°F.
  3. In a shallow bowl, COMBINE flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Coat catfish evenly with flour mixture, and dust off extra.
  4. ADD catfish to fryer and cook 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Repeat in batches until all catfish is cooked.
  5. BRUSH each catfish strip with a generous amount of remaining Nashville Hot Sauce.
  6. SERVE with white bread and pickles.

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