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Catfish: Nashville-Style Hot Catfish

Source of Recipe


Southern Living, February 2011



List of Ingredients



• ½ cup buttermilk
  
• 1 (5-ounce) bottle habanero hot sauce
  
• 3 pounds small catfish fillets
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 tsp salt
  
• ¾ tsp pepper
  
• ¾ tsp onion powder
  
• Vegetable oil
  






Instructions



1. Whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce in a large bowl. Add catfish. Cover and chill 24 hours.
   
   
2. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients. Remove catfish from buttermilk mixture, discarding mixture. Dredge catfish in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
   
   
3. Pour oil to depth of 1½-inch into a large, deep skillet; heat to 325° F. Fry catfish, in batches, 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and fish flakes with a fork. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels. Sprinkle with salt to taste. Serve with additional hot sauce, if desired.
   
   Makes 6 to 8 servings.