PawPaw's Old Fashioned Southern Fried Fish & Hush Puppies
by Masterbuilt
Ingredients
- 1 gallon cooking oil
- 4 lbs. fresh or frozen catfish filets or whiting fish (about 24 filets)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups cornmeal
- 2 cups yellow cornmeal
- ½ cup self-rising flour
- ¹/?? teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ¼ cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- ¼ cup chopped jalapeño peppers
- ½ cup grated Cheddar cheese
- ½ cup corn
Directions
- Fill Butterball® Electric Fryer with oil. Heat to 375° F; this will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
- Thaw fish (if frozen). Clean the fish and season with salt. Coat fish with cornmeal. Shaking off any excess coating. Place fish into hot oil and cook for 3 ½ minutes per side.
- Fish should be golden brown on both sides, crusty on the outside and moist and flaky on the inside. Allow the fish to drain in fryer basket before removing.
- Hush Puppies: Combine cornmeal, flour, baking soda, egg, and onions in medium bowl. Stirring, add buttermilk until the consistency is thick enough to form golf ball-sized hush puppies.
- Drop the batter, 1 tablespoon at a time, into the oil. Dip the spoon in a glass of water to clean it after each hush puppy is dropped into the oil.
- Fry hush puppies for 4 to 6 minutes, until golden brown, turning the hush puppies during the cooking process to cook evenly.
- Once the hush puppies are done, turn the turkey fryer to MIN and unplug it from the outlet. Allow the hush puppies to drain in fryer basket before removing.
