• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 3 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp ground red pepper
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 1/2 cups self rising cornmeal
• 1 Tbsp garlic powder
• 1 Tbsp dried thyme
• catfish filets
• peanut oil for frying

1. 1 Combine first 4 ingredients in a shallow pan.
3. 2 Stir together buttermilk and egg in a bowl.
5. 3 Combine the cornmeal, garlic powder and thyme in a large Ziploc bag.
7. 4 Dredge catfish in flour mixture.
9. 5 The dip in buttermilk mixture.
11. 6 Next shake catfish in sealed Ziploc bag.
13. 7 Fry in a deep fryer or heavy duty cast iron skillet in hot peanut oil.
15. 8 Serve with hush puppies.

When I was about 4 or 5 year old, my late Mamaw fixed this recipe as a main dish to her "Southern Style Hush Puppies" recipe, which I have posted on here. Since I am from Mississippi, my family and I eat this a lot.