Cajun Catfish

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornmeal (stone-ground is better)
• 2 tablespoons cajun creole seasoning (like tony chachere)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon easpoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 egg
• 2 lbs catfish nuggets, skin removed (can sub fillets cut into strips skin removed)
• salt
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 in heavy 3-quart skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a shallow dish, stir together flour, cornmeal, creole seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and cayenne. in another shallow dish, beat egg with fork until foamy.
• 3 sprinkle catfish nuggets with salt and lemon juice. dip each nugget into beaten egg, then roll in flour mixture to coat. drop 4 to 6 nuggets at a time into hot oil.
• 4 cook 2 minutes; turn and cook 1 minute longer or until deep golden brown. remove from oil; drain on paper towels.