Potato-Crusted Catfish and Chips
Equipment
Ingrediënten
Makes 4 servings
Prep: 15 min., Fry: 18 min.
- Vegetable oil
- 3 large baking potatoes peeled and cut into thin strips
- 1¼ teaspoons salt divided
- 4 6-ounce catfish fillets
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup instant potato flakes
- ¼ cup butter or margarine melted
Instructies
- Pour oil to a depth of 4 inches into a large Dutch oven, and heat to 375°.
- Fry potato strips, in 4 batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden.
- Drain on paper towels, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt.
- Keep warm.
- Sprinkle catfish fillets evenly with remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper.
- Combine cornmeal and instant potato flakes.
- Dip fish in melted butter, and then dredge in cornmeal mixture.
- Heat oil in Dutch oven to 400°; add fish, and fry, 2 fillets at a time, 2 to 3 minutes or until fillets float.
- Drain on paper towels; serve with chips.
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