Can we talk about fried Catfish?

[texas1928]

and maybe some hush puppies, and Cole Slaw... And maybe some corn on the cob?

Can we?

I am dying for some.

[In_The_Wind]

1. I love Fried Catfish!

but the damn hushpuppies have sugar in them ...

What's Up With That :wtf:

[texas1928]

2. Yep no sweet cornmeal for this guy.

I like them nonsweet.

[Ilsa]

9. cornbread and hush puppies should be salty, not sweet!

Keep your catfish, though. Coleslaw sounds great!

[In_The_Wind]

12. Sugar Smack was supposed to take me to a Catfish place ...

but she didn't!

Now I've got to drive all the way back down there again!

[GOPisEvil]

3. Oh, damn...that sounds frickin' good!

:9

We need to have a Friday night fish fry!

[texas1928]

5. Sounds good.

Let me know. You got more room than me.

[VelmaD]

28. C'mon down...

I'll bring dessert. :)

[GOPisEvil]

41. I can vouch for the dessert.

:9

[skygazer]

4. Had some Catfish over the other night

Drank some beers, smoked some doobies - they were fried, all right. Lightweights!

[texas1928]

11. So they were lightly seasoned?

:shrug:

[Floogeldy]

6. Now I'm REALLY hungry.

:)

[sendero]

7. That's some really good eating...

.... and I cook it every month or so.

With my catfish, tossed in corn meal and fried up just right - I like fried okra (fried until it is getting brown and crispy, fantastic!) and my simple tartar sauce made from onions, pickles, mayonaise and lemon juice.

I can taste it right now :)

[texas1928]

10. Yep

Nothing like some good fried Okra. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[sendero]

14. People think.....

.... they don't like okra because they've either made the mistake of eating it boiled, or fried at a restaurant where in reality it has been "breaded" (yuk to the max) and frozen and then fried.

You wouldn't eat a boiled steak but somehow folks think that eating totally mis-prepared okra has given them an accurate impression of the potential of this venerable vegetable.

Eat some properly prepared okra and trust me on this - you'll change your tune!

[texas1928]

15. Try it pickled too.

My grandmother used to do them and put some Jalapeno seeds in the jar so they had a spice to them.

[sendero]

16. Good point..

... we pickled a batch last summer. It came out a bit salty, but I'm eating it anyway! Yes, pickled okra are good, especially with lots of hot peppers to spice it up!

[enigmatic]

8. Fried Catfish

now you're talkin'; throw in some boiled crawdads and some cold beer, and let's eat..

[texas1928]

13. Nah

Crawdaddies are a different party. But hey I won't turn them down.

Pinching tail and sucking head.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[BamaGirl]

17. I made hushpuppies the other day

with fried shrimp. Yummy stuff. ;)

[texas1928]

18. NOW NOW

We are talking catfish...

NOT SHELLFISH!!!

DAMMIT!!!

:mad:

:P

[BamaGirl]

19. I don't do catfish

phooey, yuck, gross.

Pick some other kinda fish...I got talapia, salmon, and snapper.

:evilgrin:

[texas1928]

26. WHAT?!?!

YOU DON'T LIKE CATFISH!!!! :wow:
Are you sick?

[WCGreen]

20. Catfish are jumpin'......

Here's the intro to an article I did for a Cleveland Mag about Nashville....



On the outside of the restaurant, a giant wooden catfish, frozen in mid jump, is stationed smack in the middle of a dark pool of water. Inside, away from the fierce creature, is a large sign proclaiming to all true believers that devotion, verified by a Sunday Bulletin, was worth 10% off the daily catch at Uncle Bud's Cat Fish 'n Such. The menu was simple, the eatin' was borderline communal, the decoration was old John Deere hats hanging from everywhere. The selection is deep fried alligator tails, that "tastes just like chickin'" with, of course, chickin, catfish and oysters. Pickles, slabs of onions and hush puppies (they go with everything) were set down family style by one of the scurrin' waitresses before you even ordered. This oasis of ante-bellum haute cuisine was surrounded on all fours by asphalt. And every night the expansive lot was packed with pick-up trucks, dirty jeeps and banged up vans. Welcome to the deep south of Nashville.


Not fifteen minutes from the land of Dixie, close to the safe environs of Vanderbuilt University, is a small but growing gentrified area. This part of Tennessee has left behind the soulful longings for country music, bass fishin' and beer drinkin' of a Hank Willimams Jr. and embraced with gusto the world of angst ridden folk singers, hackey sack and Latte represented by Gen X warbler Tori Amos. The Bistro's around this neighborhood serve up Nuevo American Cuisine with the same panache as the restaurants that populate Tremont, Ohio City or the Warehouse District. All the pick-up trucks, jeeps and vans are clean. Welcome to Confederate Flag free Nashville.

[deadparrot]

21. Stop it...! I'm stuck at frigging college,

unable to drive 4+ hours home because of $3+ for gas, stuck with shitty cafeteria food, and you go and do something like that...why why? :(

[WCGreen]

22. Cause we can.........

Sorry you are stuck......

[BikeWriter]

23. I loves me some fried Catfish! I like them with shrimp slaw. :-)

[BikeWriter]

24. ...Or Catfish Courtbullion...

[Hugin]

25. Chicken Fried Catfish?

Uh, oh... Is this one of *those* areas?

(Me too... The last batch I had was a little under
cooked. I need a good batch to make up for it.)

[Shell Beau]

27. I can't stand fish, but it is a specialty in Mississippi.

Mac-n-cheese goes well too!

[Hugin]

30. I know some folks who agree with you completely...

They used to love shrimp... Now, won't touch it.

or crab...

or anything...

But, especially fresh water fish.

Probably taste something in it I don't.

[Shell Beau]

37. I can eat shellfish, but fish

taste like they smell... Fishy! Yuck! I've tried fish every which way it can be made, and still yuck!!! Oh well, maybe one day I'll acquire a taste.

[Hugin]

38. No problem...

If you don't like it... You don't like it.

With all of the delicious things out there, why
eat something yicky?

That's what I always say.

[Shell Beau]

40. Absolutely! So many people

try to get me to like it, but I just don't.

[MissMillie]

29. Hey, I'm a northern elitist.... what the hell is a hush puppy?

:shrug:

[Hugin]

31. Deep fried corn bread balls...

I know. It sounds like an insult.

:)

[MissMillie]

35. sounds good... do you eat them w/ syrup?

I love Catfish. There's a restaurant nearby "The Border Cafe" that makes a marvelous Catfish Mardi Gras.

[Hugin]

36. Hehe... You are a yankee...

Tartar sauce, ranch dressing, cocktail sauce or malt vinegar are the
usual dips of choice.

But, I suppose if you have a Maple nearby syrup might
be good.

:)

[Shell Beau]

39. Oh no no no no!!

The ones I make are a mixture of corn meal, onions, celery, pepper, maybe some cheese and corn. Roll them into balls, drop them into the fryer and when the outside gets crispy brown (inside golden yellow), they are done. They are fine by themselves. If you dip them in anything, it would be ketchup or tartar sauce.

You can by an already made mixture add water and go.

[Hugin]

42. Mmmm... Hush puppies!

Ooo... I forgot the ketchup!

Ketchup good... *drool*

Your puppies sound to die for Shell Beau.

:)

[Shell Beau]

43. Thanks! They are pretty good if I do say so myself!

:blush:

[BikeWriter]

32. Spoonfuls of corn meal batter fried in oil. Good stuff!

[ahem]

33. Yes, please! With slaw, macaroni salad, hush puppies, corn on the cob, and

a big glass of lemonade. Droooooool.

I miss my granny's hush puppies. Man they were ugly, with big ol' hunks of sweet onion hanging out the sides, but they were the best ever.

[texas1928]

44. Well Lemon ade is fine

But with that meal, a big ole' glass of sweet tea.

[ahem]

45. Ah, and there's where I part with my southern roots...

Sugar in tea is an abomination. (ye gads, *shivers*)

:)

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

34. No, I'm a "liberal elitist"

We must discuss blackened Chilean sea bass with mango salsa.

Just kidding - give me the catfish anytime!