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In a bowl add the egg whites, Tony Chachere’s seasoning, cayenne pepper, lemon pepper, salt, Tabasco sauce, baking powder and beer together and thoroughly mix. Next, dissolve 2 tsp. of cornstarch in a small amount of cold water and add it to the solution. Again, blend all of the ingredients together then add a handful of nuggets at a time to the batter and coat them well.
In a separate bowl, with a lid, mix 2 cups of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of yellow corn meal together. Add the fish nuggets, close the lid, and shake until they are well coated on all sides.
Heat peanut oil to 365°F. and fry the fish nuggets for about 7 minutes or until they float to the top. Don’t attempt to fry too many nuggets at one time.
Peanut oil can be used several times before it is discarded. Bon Appetite! ... Ahheee!!
KT
Ingredients
- 12 catfish fillets cut into bite size pieces
- 2 egg whites
- 1 Tbs. Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp lemon pepper
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp Tabasco sauce
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 4 oz. fresh beer
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup yellow corn meal
- 1 quart peanut oil
In a bowl add the egg whites, Tony Chachere’s seasoning, cayenne pepper, lemon pepper, salt, Tabasco sauce, baking powder and beer together and thoroughly mix. Next, dissolve 2 tsp. of cornstarch in a small amount of cold water and add it to the solution. Again, blend all of the ingredients together then add a handful of nuggets at a time to the batter and coat them well.
In a separate bowl, with a lid, mix 2 cups of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of yellow corn meal together. Add the fish nuggets, close the lid, and shake until they are well coated on all sides.
Heat peanut oil to 365°F. and fry the fish nuggets for about 7 minutes or until they float to the top. Don’t attempt to fry too many nuggets at one time.
Peanut oil can be used several times before it is discarded. Bon Appetite! ... Ahheee!!
KT
