Southern Fried Catfish
By: Barnaby Dorfman
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 - 1:11pm

Ingredients




1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt
4 catfish fillets or whole dressed catfish
Vegetable oil

Preparation

1 Combine flour, cornmeal, garlic powder and salt. Coat catfish with mixture, shaking off excess. Fill deep pot or 12-inch skillet half full with oil. Heat to 350 degrees. Add catfish in a single layer, and fry until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes, depending on size. Remove and drain on paper towels.