Cooking by the warm light of the kitchen.
LanternKitchen
Recipes / Southern Comfort / Smothered Fried Catfish and Hot Honey
Smothered Fried Catfish and Hot Honey
Southern Comfort Free recipe

Smothered Fried Catfish and Hot Honey

4.9 (69 ratings)

Smothered Fried Catfish and Hot Honey -- simple ingredients treated with real care.

Prep
17 min
Cook
30 min
Servings
5
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients

What you'll need

  • 1 lb fried catfish
  • a pinch yellow onion
  • 4 oz garlic
  • 1/4 cup smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 cup kosher salt
  • 3 cloves cracked black pepper
  • to taste flaky salt
Method

Step by step

  1. Pat the fried catfish dry and season it well so it browns instead of steaming.
  2. Get your pan hot and render the aromatics until they smell sweet and toasty.
  3. Return the fried catfish, add just enough liquid, and simmer until everything is tender.
  4. Taste, brighten with a squeeze of citrus, and plate while it is still hot.
Keep cooking

More Southern Comfort

Skillet Hush Puppies and Cornbread ● Members
Southern Comfort

Skillet Hush Puppies and Cornbread

A Skillet Hush Puppies, rich without ever feeling heavy, and served and Cornbread.

4.3 59 min Medium
Down-Home Pulled Pork with Pickles Free
Southern Comfort

Down-Home Pulled Pork with Pickles

Deeply satisfying Pulled Pork with Pickles, balanced between sweet, salt and heat.

4.4 68 min Medium