Search Feature

Thursday, September 5, 2013

A Simple Supper









IMO the simple things are the best things in life. . It doesn't take much for me to be happy. :)
One of my favorite meals has to be catfish and hushpuppies.  That's all I need, no other sides, no plates or forks. Just catfish and hushpuppy fingerfood. 



I cut up the catfish into bite sized nuggets, mix cornmeal, flour, salt and cayenne for coating. 



Used my fancy Bass Pro fish batterer. It really is handy if you have a large amount of fish to coat. Usually I just use a baggie.






made some hushpuppy batter...



set up the cooker ...heated the oil...









fried the hushpuppies til golden...






That was it.  A simple supper...








I enjoyed the meal, makes me glad that I have an addiction to fishing. :)

16 comments:

LindaG said...

I love fried catfish, too. Now we just need to find a place to fish that I don't feel like I'm taking my life in my hands (or feet!) when I fish there. ;-)
Have a great weekend!

kej said...

you absolutely kill me...you are out enjoying nature and can make perfectly fried breaded food. I am at home and I can make a perfectly fried breaded mess.

Three Dogs BBQ said...

Looks good Jeanie. Do you make your hushpuppies sweet or savory? I prefer savory.

Frugal Canadian Hermit said...

Looks pretty delicious Jeanie. Simple cooking is about the only way I do it.

cowgirl said...

lol Linda that sounds scary! Hope you find a safe place to fish. :)

cowgirl said...

hahaa Keith! I bet your fried bread is delicious. Good to see ya, thanks for stopping by. :)

cowgirl said...

Bill thanks! I prefer savory too. :) The onions and jalapenos in them kick up the savory flavor a bit.
Thanks for stopping by!

cowgirl said...

Hey Mark, how in the world have you been? Your "simple" way of life is what everyone should try. You've got it made. :)
Good to see ya! :)

Bushman said...

One of my favorite things to do as well. chicken wings and a bag of french fries with my fryer set up next to the campfire. Bones go in the firepit!

cowgirl said...

Bushman those wings sound great! Not sure why I haven't cooked them more often, I love em.
Thanks for the reminder. :)

Bethany said...

Ahhhh that looks SO good! I usually fry stuff in plain flour- haven't tried cornmeal before. Going on a camping trip this weekend, wondering if I can't heat up oil over a fire??

Jonno_G said...

G'day again Jeanie, good to see you're getting back into the swing of things again after whatever mishap you suffered a while back. I really look forward to each one of your posts.

I have a question though: What in the world are these things you call 'hushpuppies'? Over here Hush Puppies are shoes, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to fry those!

Cheers,...Jon.

cowgirl said...

Bethany thank you! You can cook fish over the campfire. Here's a link to one of my campfire catfish posts.
Be careful not to get the flame too high though.
http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2012/05/catfish-on-campfire.html

Hope you have great luck with them Bethany, thanks for stopping by!

cowgirl said...

Hi Jon, it's good to see you! I hope all is going well with you. Thank you for the kind comment about my posts. :)
I'm doing much better, thank you for mentioning it. I have been cooking outside a bit more, trying to catch up on things around here too. :)
I think I've heard of hushpuppy shoes too! :)
These hushpuppies are a southern U.S. dish....made of cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, milk.... I put minced onions, jalapenos and corn in them too.
They are almost like a cornbread (if you are familiar with that.)

I drop spoonfulls of the batter into hot oil and fry until puffy and golden. I have a recipe for them here on my blog, here's a link...

http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2012/07/fried-catfish-n-hushpuppy-time.html

I hope you try them sometime Jon, they are usually served with fried fish. Catfish is my favorite.

Thank you again for the kind comment and for stopping by Jon, it's nice to see you!

Take care...

Mrs. JP said...

I've seen one of those breading thingys. It doesn't clump up? Is it dishwasher safe? I usually just use a plastic bag but must admit I am curious! I knew as soon as I saw the title and the first picture that it was a fish fry! woohoo.

cowgirl said...

It works great Mrs JP, no clumping and it is dishwasher safe. It seems to use less breading too. I guess I make more of a mess of it when I do it myself. lol
Hope you're having a great weekend! :)