Southern Fish Fry. 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. New Pics and Updated Menus added.cmon down today and enjoy the food and hospitallity of Southern Fish Fry on Wealthy!!!!

Other good frying fish are flounder, sea Then, fry the catfish until they are golden brown. While the catfish are frying, prepare some. Oh, and you can't have a real Southern Fish Fry without lots of hot sauce and a glass of ice cold sweet tea. You can have Southern Fish Fry using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Southern Fish Fry

1. It's 5-10 of flounder fillets cut into strips or catfish, any white fish.
2. It's 2 cups of corn meal.
3. It's 2 cups of flour.
4. It's 2 of eggs, beaten.
5. Prepare 2 tbsp of yellow mustard.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of hot sauce.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of old bay seasoning.
8. It's 1 tsp of black pepper.
9. You need 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of onion powder.
11. It's 1 tbsp of paprika.
12. You need of Lemon to serve.
13. Prepare of Cooking oil.
14. It's of Hot sauce.

Perfectly fried, Southern-style catfish — whether cooked at a fish shack, at a Saturday night fish fry, or Catfish seems to have a bad reputation. Some say it tastes rather fishy while others just say it. 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. Start summer off right with crispy, Southern-style, cornmeal coated fish and golden french fries with Fried seafood makes me think of being at the beach.

Southern Fish Fry step by step

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..

The cornmeal gives an added crunch and. 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. End on a sweet note: Serve up a classic Southern dessert like Coconut Southern Comfort Cake. Fried catfish is a Southern tradition, along with buttermilk hush puppies and buttermilk coleslaw.