Frying catfish

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are you a mustard/fish fry to oil fan?

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Yes. I dont like the full cornmeal batter though. I have a cornmeal fish fry/flour mix

no mustard

dip fillets in heavily seasoned ice water, then dredge in seasoned corn meal, then fry @ 375 for 6-7 min

Quick buttermilk soak

350-360 degree oil

run through seasoned cornflour/corn meal mix, or straight seasoned corn meal(season to your taste)

Drop in pot and fry until golden and floating

Don't crowd the pot

Drain on a wire rack

Mustard/hot sauce mixed

Cornmeal/fish fry mixed

Frying oil

Soak in milk/hot sauce. Shake in Batter pro with yellow Louisiana fish fry, fry at 360-375. Eat. Very easy

2 eggs
Tablespoon yellow mustard
I mix that then add in my catfish
Take it out the dredge and run it through some Mr. Petes Fish Fry
Fry for 2 1/2 minutes
drain on a cooling rack
eat with some tartar sauce


If I cant get Mr. Petes I use 1 part corn flour to 1 part corn meal, when it comes out the grease I immediately sprinkle with some creole seasoning

I don't like the all cornmeal fry either.

1. get fish extremely cold in ice bath

2. Hot sauce and mustard mix rubbed on fish

3. Season the fish directly

4. Zatarains seasoned with lemon or yellow bag Louisisna fish fry

5. Don't dredge the filets until right before they go into the pot

6. Don't overcrowd pot

7. Don't over cook. Common mistake.

8. Wire rack to drain

No mustard. I am not opposed to it, but I like it better without. I like both Zatarains fish fry and seasoned cornmeal. I like the texture of the cornmeal myself. I am like Gris Gris, the tails are the first thing eaten when eating whole fried.

Equal parts of Zatarrain's seasoned fish fry and Louisiana seasoned fish fry (the blue bag). I find Louisiana is too salty and all cornmeal by itself. The Zatarrain's balances out both issues.

Fish get Louisiana hot sauce and garlic powder. I've seen mustard used and if I was at your house and you did it, I wouldn't say a word and definitely eat it but it's not something I do.

Fry at 360 in canola oil and wire rack is a must.


Ice bath? That's a new one on me but hey, knock yourself out.

Eat the fins? Absofreakinlutely!

Nona Belle's fish fry

Been my favorite for most of my life.