Fried Catfish Sandwiches | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Ingredients

• 4 cups yellow corn meal
• 1 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon cayenne
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• 12 catfish fillets (about 8 ounces each). cut in half crosswise
• 24 slices white sandwich bread
• Mayonnaise, for serving (optional)
• Pickle relish, for serving (optional)
• 1 Vidalia or other sweet onion, sliced into ¼-inch rounds