Fried Catfish-Texas Style

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Ingredients

  • 1 Pound Catfish Fillets, cut into inch-wide strips
  • 1 Cup Yellow Cornmeal
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Milk
  • Salt and Pepper to Taste
  • Oil for Frying

Preparation

Step 1

Salt and pepper fillets and let warm to room temperature. Heat up about three-inches of oil in an iron skillet or a Dutch oven. Beat eggs and milk together in a bowl. Put cornmeal on a plate. Dip fillets in egg-milk mixture and then dredge in cornmeal, covering both sides. Place battered fish into hot oil and cook four minutes, turning once. Drain on a paper-towel lined plate. Serves four.