It Took But 50 Years!

The friendliest place on the web for anyone that enjoys cooking.
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.

oldcoot

Senior Cook
Joined
Feb 4, 2003
Messages
487
Location
USA,California
A raw recruit back in 1945 at Shephard Field in Witchita Falls, Texas, I had a 4 hour pass. Hopped a bus into "town", and happened on a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Being broke and hungry, I ordered, for two bits, something this L.A. cityboy had never heard of: Catfish Flakes!

Boy, were they delicioous! Abig dinner plate rounded with the little one-inch square, corn meal covered, deep fried chunks of catfish.

And I have been trying ever since to duplicate them - with no success. BW tried, too - and also failed.

Last evening I decided to give it one more try.

Cut the catfish into thin slices, then into near inch squares. Coated all with a 50-50 mix of flour and corn meal, plus salt and pepper. Then into half & half milk, and back into the flour mixture and into moderatedly hot oil for about 8 minutes until golden.

****! They were just like I remembered! Mmmmm!:chef:
 
Congrats Coot! Doesn't it feel great when you finally get it down! Now you can make it whenever you want. :)
 
What a feeling of success!
and it not only brought back a wonderful memory for you, but a wonderful recipe for all of us! Thanks, coot!
 

Latest posts

Back
Top Bottom