Corn-Crusted Catfish

Name: Corn-Crusted Catfish
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: southern
Ingredients: 10 ounces catfish fillet; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 tablespoons cornmeal; 1 tablespoon flour; Cayenne to taste; 2 teaspoons canola oil; 2 slices crusty bread

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 4(35)
Comments: Read comments

Featured in: PLAIN AND SIMPLE; Corn on the Catfish

or to save this recipe.
Subscriber benefit: give recipes to anyone
As a subscriber, you have 10 gift recipes to give each month. Anyone can view them - even nonsubscribers. Learn more.
Subscribe
Share
Print Options
Include recipe photo

Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

10ounces catfish fillet
½cup buttermilk
2tablespoons cornmeal
1tablespoon flour
Cayenne to taste
2teaspoons canola oil
2slices crusty bread

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Opt out or contact us anytime. See our Privacy Policy.

Preparation

Step 1
Wash, dry and cut catfish in half. Soak in buttermilk until ready to cook.
Step 2
Mix cornmeal, flour and cayenne. Drain catfish and dredge.
Step 3
Heat oil in heavy skillet. Saute catfish on both sides over medium heat in hot oil, about seven minutes total. Serve with crusty bread.

Ratings

4 out of 5

35 user ratings

Have you cooked this?

Private Notes

Leave a Private Comment on this recipe and see it here.

Comments

There aren’t any comments yet. Be the first to leave one.

Sarah Walsworth5 years ago

Didn't have cajun spice mix, so added my jerk. Everyone loved it. We had catfish nuggets, 2.5x poundage (5 people, including 2 teenagers), so doubled-tripled everything. Served with mayo-salsa (2 ingredients from fridge), reheated root vegetable mash from 2 nights ago, multigrain baguette and mixed greens with sliced tomatoes, olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon squeezes. Tah-dah! Keeper.

KEN7 years ago

Doesn't get any easier than this ! If you prefer a nice thick coating, you'll need more cornmeal than specified. Lots of Cajun seasoning works well with the cayenne for increased flavor. ( Note: Fillet first-timers can view demo films via Google and U-Tube.) Enjoy !!

quaasam7 years ago

Nice and simple. I did not use buttermilk. Instead used an egg lightly beaten. Flour and cornmeal mix was to little for 2 catfish filets. Otherwise a nice recipe. Serve with lemon slices and potato and okra salad, a wonderful nice dish. Will do it again.

Private comments are only visible to you.