Fish and Hush Puppy Skillet With Ketchup Tartar Sauce

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Source: Cuisine at Home

Serves 10 people

Categories: Fish, Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 2 cups self-rising cornmeal mix
  • 1/4 cup sliced scallion
  • 1 red jalapeno chile, seeded and minced
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3/4 cup lager beer
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 catfish fillets, cut into 2-inch pieces (8 oz. each)
  • 1/2 cup fish-fry mix (we use Zatarain's)
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
  • 1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°.

  2. Combine the cornmeal mix, scallions, jalapeno, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

  3. Whisk together the beer, buttermilk, and egg; stir into cornmeal mixture; set aside.

  4. Heat oil in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet until it shimmers.

  5. Dredge each fish piece in fish-fry mix, then fry, on only one side, in hot oil, 2 minutes.

  6. Pour hush puppy batter over fish in skillet.

  7. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until hush puppy is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

  8. Let meal rest 5 minutes, then loosen edges with a knife.

  9. Top skillet with a serving plate, and flip both the plate and skillet over together quickly (Use caution, skillet will still be very hot).

  10. Cut into wedges and serve with sauce.

  11. Sauce: whisk together ketchup, mayonnaise, relish, and horseradish in a small bowl.

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