Ingredients
4 Delta Pride Catfish Fillets, cut into strips
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons Nashville Hot Sauce
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
White bread and sliced pickles (for serving)
Nashville Hot Sauce Ingredients
1 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon parsley, dried
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon hot sauce
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- COMBINE milk and hot sauce in a bowl; then add catfish. Marinate for 1 hour.
- PREHEAT deep fryer to 350°F.
- In a shallow bowl, COMBINE flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Coat catfish evenly with flour mixture, and dust off extra.
- ADD catfish to fryer and cook 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Repeat in batches until all catfish is cooked.
- BRUSH each catfish strip with a generous amount of remaining Nashville Hot Sauce.
- SERVE with white bread and pickles.