Catfish Fingers with Homemade Tartar Sauce and Fried Hushpuppies | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 1 tablespoon Emeril’s Original Essence or Creole Seasoning, plus more for sprinkling
• 1 tablespoon Crystal hot sauce or other Louisiana hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 ½ pounds catfish fillets, trimmed of any bloodline
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ½ cup yellow cornmeal
• ¼ cup corn flour (masa)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• Homemade Tartar Sauce, for serving (recipe follows)
• Hushpuppies, for serving
• Lemon wedges, for serving