This dish for catfish with lemon and pepper would be perfect for fish lovers. Catfish is finest prepared in this manner.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 6 (6 ounce) catfish fillets
- ¼ cup margarine
Instructions
- Whisk eggs in a shallow bowl. Combine flour, cornmeal, and lemon-pepper seasoning in another shallow bowl.
- Working one at a time, dip fillets in egg, then dredge in flour until well coated.
- In a large frying pan, melt margarine over medium-high heat. Pan-fry breaded catfish in batches until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Drain briefly on paper towels and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 654 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 50 g |
| Cholesterol | 230 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 33 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 645 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 35 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Easy peasy nice and tasty. Will definitely be making this again
I have made this before but you want to dip the fish in flour first before the rest of the recipe because the coating will just fall off. I. use my deep fryer for ultimate results
very good very easy, used 3/4 part oil, 1/4 part butter for frying. used some old bay too. super meal! thanks for posting
Although I usually try to stay away from fried foods, this was good. I used butter instead of margarine and 100% vegetable oil. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
I made this recipe with spicing variations. The reviews were GREAT!
You don’t need so many eggs. And let the fish sit in the eggs for 15 minutes or so before dredging. And we like more of the lemon pepper. But it is the best catfish we’ve ever had. Tender and just spicy enough. Crust nice. I make it on my NewWave burner to keep a consistent temperature. The only way I’ll fry catfish! Thanks to the sharer!
Being new to cooking catfish, I was thankful to find this recipe! Quick and easy, and full of flavor! Great crusting without being deep fried. This was perfect for a quick weeknight dinner!
I really did not like this at all. The flavor was very bland. Thanks for posting though.
I thought this was good…not great. I would go Cajun or blackened next time.
a fat siamese cat was sitting in the kitchen while i used half butter and veggie oil. i was mixing the mixture while the cast iron pan heated up, when thunder struck very close by. i’m pouring lemon pepper in the plastic bag to shake my catfish strips up and the cat fleabag attacks. i think only about 3 tablespoons of lemon pepper jumped into the bag. so,…4 stars… use more lemon pepper, use cast iron, use butter/veggie oil blend and rent a storm-scared siamese cat to help you judge the extra amount of lemon pepper needed.
This recipe has MUCH too much breading and egg listed. I used 1/4 of it and still had leftover. I kept the lemon pepper at the original amount, but still did not get much flavor from it. My only change was to broil it rather than pan fry, but that should not have changed the outcome. We ate it, but it lacked flavor and I had to throw away a lot of breading.
Absolutely the family favorite! I tried this on the catfish that my husband caught and its great. It will be the only breading that I will use on fish from now on. Add more lemon pepper if you want a more robust lemon-pepper flavor. That is what I did and it’s delicious. Thank you for sharing as I have been searching for the perfect breading batter.
Loved it! Added more cornmeal, less flour and more then doubled the lemon pepper.
Very simple choice for making basa(catfish). Next time will add more lemon and salt as it lacked some flavour, and try another cooking method. Overallfairly good recipe.
Tasty, but like another user noted, I somehow ended up burning some of the filets (first one turned out great). At medium-high heat, the butter seems to turn a brackish color which I assume is causing the burnt fish. This is probably a sign that I need to back off the heat a little.
wonderful! My sons first catch made to this recipe and even the finicky eaters loved it! Added 3tsp season salt and a few pinches of dill. Made optional with 1Tbl spoon of cayenne and 4 Tbl spoon of paprika and was wonderful also thanks!
Everybody LOVED it!!!
This recipe was a hit with the family, even the picky little eaters. Really, 2 eggs were sufficient for the 6 fillets I made, and I used only 3/4 c of flour and 3/4 c of cornmeal, just because that’s the texture/taste I was going for. I also added about 3-4 T of lemon pepper seasoning, due to the recommendations of the other reviewers. I sprayed a cookie sheet with PAM, and sprayed the fish with a light coating, too. I broiled about 8 minutes, flipped them, sprayed that side of the fish lightly with PAM, and broiled another 8 minutes or so, til they were golden, crispy, and flaked easily with a fork. Overall, very tasty with that “fried” fish feel. Thumbs up! 🙂
I’ve added more spices to give it more flavor and fried it with oil instead of margarine. It came out very delicious!
I thought this needed more seasoning. the only change i made was i used flounder instead of catfish. if i make it again i will use more seasoning.
didn’t need any changes it was perfect!