TL/DR – Miso Fried Catfish with Honey Lemon Chili Sauce. Spread miso onto catfish before breading and frying. Make a reduction out of lemon juice and honey, then add chili garlic sauce and soy sauce. Serve together. Mic drop. –
Miso goes well with pretty much anything, but especially with fish. Stick with a yellow or white miso that is not overpowering, but which possesses that earthy, salty goodness.
In an overwhelming desire to fry catfish, but also having a nagging awareness of the unused miso in the fridge, I decided… why not? And it worked! Spread the miso onto the catfish, then proceed with the breading and frying. *If you don’t like frying fish inside, do it on the grill!*
For a sauce, make a reduction of lemon juice and honey, then add chili garlic sauce and a bit of soy sauce. Amazing. Miso loves citrus. Fish loves miso and citrus. What else do you need?
Miso Fried Catfish with Honey Lemon Chili Sauce
Just like regular fried catfish, but with a layer of miso spread on the fish before frying. Served with an easy reduction of lemon juice and honey seasoned with soy sauce and chili garlic sauce.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c lemon juice from 3 - 4 lemons
- 4 T honey
- 1 t cider vinegar
- 1/2 - 1 t chili garlic sauce
- 1 t soy sauce
- 1/3 c canola or vegetable oil
- 2 large or 4 small catfish fillets
- 3 T white or yellow miso paste
- 1 c Panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 c flour
- 2 eggs
Directions
- Step 1 For the sauce, whisk the lemon juice and honey together in a small saucepan. Heat on medium high heat until boiling, then reduce heat to medium. Cook for about 10 minutes or until reduced by about half. Remove from heat.
- Step 2 Heat the oil in a large skillet on high.
- Step 3 Spread the miso evenly onto the catfish filets, then coat in flour, followed by egg and then panko.
- Step 4 Place the filets in the hot oil, then reduce heat to medium-high or medium. Cook for about 4 minutes on each side until golden brown. If the color is too dark on the first side, definitely reduce the heat to medium.
- Step 5 Drain the filets on paper towels.
- Step 6 Whisk the soy sauce and chili sauce into the lemon juice and honey reduction.
- Step 7 Serve immediately.
