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The BEST Southern Fish Fry

2 ingredient fish fry!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Keyword: cornmeal, fish, fish fry, fried, southern
Servings: 2 people

Equipment

  • Cast Iron Skillet
  • Meat Thermometer

Ingredients

  • 4 Flounder Filets or any of the fish listed above
  • Hot Sauce I use Cholula
  • Cornmeal
  • Peanut Oil for frying Vegetable Oil also works well

Instructions

  • Over medium flame, add just enough oil to skillet to coat the bottom of the pot. We're not submerging the fish in oil. Heat over medium heat until temperature of oil reaches 350F.
  • While oil is heating, pat dry your rinsed fish filets. Toss the filets in a generous coating of hot sauce.
  • Shake the excess hot sauce from the filets. One by one, lay the filet in the cornmeal, tossing the cornmeal onto the filet and gently pressing the cornmeal into the filet. Repeat on the other side. Repeat this step with the other filets.
  • Placing the fish away from you, gently lay the filets in the oil. Cook for about 2-3 minutes. I like my fish fried hard so I leave them in until the cornmeal turns a dark brown.
  • Remove from the filets and let them rest on wire rack to cool. Enjoy while hot.