Buffalo Catfish

By Lady Butterfly

Charlotte Kremer, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Southern Living

MAY 2008

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cracker meal
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 2 pounds catfish fillets
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stir together first 4 ingredients. Whisk together eggs and hot sauce.

2. Cut fillets into 2-inch pieces; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in cracker meal mixture.

3. Cook fish, in batches, in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute on all sides or until golden; drain on paper towels. Place fish on a wire rack in a jelly-roll pan, and keep warm in a 200° oven.