Crispy Buffalo Style Catfish

Take buffalo style and apply it to crispy catfish fillets and you get = yum!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  cup cornmeal
• 1  tablespoon flour
• 1  teaspoon  ground chili powder
•  cayenne, to taste
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4  catfish fillets
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 1  teaspoon  vegetable oil
• 2  tablespoons butter, divided
• 5  tablespoons  hot pepper sauce
• 1  clove garlic, minced
• 1  teaspoon  minced onion
•  celery rib
•  good  blue cheese dressing

Directions

1. Combine cornmeal, flour, ground chili powder, cayenne to taste, garlic powder, salt, and pepper on a shallow dish.
2. Coat each fillet in the beaten egg, then dredge in the cornmeal mixture.
3. Place breaded fillets in a single layer on a plate, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to set breading.
4. In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt 1 Tbsp of the butter together with the oil.
5. Take chilled fillets from refrigerator and brown them until golden brown on each side and cooked through, about 4 to 6 minutes per side.
6. Transfer cooked fish to serving plates.
7. Over low heat, heat remaining butter in the same pan you cooked the fish in; sauté the minced onion and minced garlic clove for 3 minutes, then stir in the hot pepper sauce, making sure to scrape the bottom of the pan with a spatula to get up the cooked bits.
8. Divide the sauce between the 4 servings and drizzle over the fillets.
9. Serve fillets immediately with good blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.