Middendorf's Catfish

I've sliced partially frozen catfish pretty thin. Can't claim that it was just like Middendorf's, but good.

Love the thin cut. Like eating potato chips made out of fish.

Matherne's on Bluebonnet sells Middendorf's catfish in their frozen seafood section. Put them in a bowl of ice water, shake in Chef KD's Fishfry mix and into very hot peanut oil (375). Take out almost immediately. Pretty darn close to what you get in the restaurant.

They are sliced thin fresh, not frozen. Super sharp knife, with blade parallel to cutting surface and filet layed flat. Left hand on top of filet, right hand slicing super this slices. Takes a little practice but not that hard. I do it all the time. The ladies in that kitchen could do it in their sleep.

...and it is a damn good hushpuppy.

Hands down one of the worst seafood places this state has to offer.

I'm not a fan of Middendorf's catfish (though I like some of the other menu items). The thin stuff is indeed mostly batter, and it's pond raised catfish anyway.

Give me wild-caught, preferably belly flaps. Y'all can keep the pond raised stuff (tastes like corn/catfish feed to me).

It's partially frozen cut on a commercial slicer , like you see in a deli cutting meat.

I have duplicated it. You partially freeze the filets and then slice them on a deli slicer. Comes out really good.