Recipe - Deep-Fried Catfish With Hush Puppies

4 8ounce catfish fillets
1 cup Milk
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Black pepper
1/8 teaspoon Paprika
1 cup Cornmeal
Vegetable oil

HUSH PUPPIES
1 cup Cornmeal
2 tablespoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
1/8 teaspoon White pepper
1/3 cup Minced onion
1 lg Egg; beaten
One fourth cup Milk

1) Rinse and pat catfish dry. 2) In a shallow dish, mix together milk,
salt, pepper, and paprika. 3) Dip pieces of fish in milk mixture. 4) Roll
fish in cornmeal and set pieces on waxed paper to dry. 5) Heat 1 One half inches
of vegetable oil to 350øF. 6) Deep fry fish, turning once, until golden
brown. Drain on paper towels and keep warm.

Hush Puppies: 1) Mix cornmeal with baking powder, salt, pepper, and onion.
2) Mix egg with milk and whisk into cornmeal. 3) Spoon hush puppies into
hot oil and fry until golden brown.

Suggested Wine: Light lager beer, Chenin Blanc

NOTES : Check the date on your baking powder to see if it is still current
as it will have lost it's rising power if it is not.
Recipe by: Red Lobster

Posted to recipeludigest by "Valerie Whittle" catspaw@inetnow.net on Feb
7, 1998