Spicy Catfish Tenders With Cajun Tartar Sauce
INGREDIENTS
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For fish
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons Arizona Gunslinger Habanero Hot Sauce
- 1 1⁄4 lbs catfish fillets, cut diagonally into 1/2 inch-wide strips
- 8 cups Extravagonzo Roasted Garlic Culinary Oil (for frying)
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal (not coarse)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Catch a Fire Cajun Seasoning
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For tartar sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup sweet pickle relish
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed, drained and chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 2 teaspoons Arizona Gunslinger Habanero Hot Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Catch a Fire Cajun Seasoning
- lemon wedge
DIRECTIONS
- Make Tartar Sauce: Stir together all ingredients in a bowl and chill, until ready to serve.
- Prepare fish: Whisk together egg and Arizona Gunslinger Habanero Hot Sauce in a wide shallow dish.
- Stir in fish strips and let stand at room temperature at least 10 and up to 30 minutes.
- Pour enough Extravagonzo Roasted Garlic Culinary Oil into a 4 to 5 quart heavy pot to measure 2 inches and heat over medium heat until thermometer registers 350°F (you can use a fry daddy) Stir flour, cornmeal, salt and Catch a Fire Cajun Seasoning in another wide shallow dish.
- Fry fish; drain fish well in a colander.
- Dredge one fourth of fish in flour mixture shaking off excess flour, then fry in Extravagonzo Roasted Garlic Culinary Oil, stirring occasionally with a slotted spoon, until golden brown and just cooked through,1 1/2 to 2 minutes, remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Repeat until all fish is fried.
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