Best Fried Catfish Recipe - How to Make Fried Catfish

Ingredients

• 2 c. buttermilk
• 1 tbsp. hot sauce, plus more for serving
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 lb. catfish fillets
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 lemon, sliced into wedges
• 1 1/2 c. yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder