Some Catfish n Hushpuppies

[cowgirl]

Cooked this at the lake last week while camping...
I didn't have one single bite while fishing but brought some fish filets with me from my camp trip last fall. Had my heart set on campfire fish I guess.

I cut the fish into nuggets then coated with a cornmeal, flour, cayenne, salt, lemon pepper mix.

heated the oil on the tractor rim...

made my hushpuppy batter, cornmeal a little flour, baking powder, salt, one egg, a little milk, jalapenos, green onions, dash of cayenne and whole kernels of corn. I think that was all...

threw another log on the fire. It was pretty chilly at night. Into the high 20's, low 30's.
The fire felt pretty good!

Later that night I was hungry, so I speared a few leftover pieces of fried catfish and hushpuppies and roasted them over the fire. They really tasted good that way!!

I experienced my first hot & fast, caveman style hushpuppy ... (it fell in the fire) Wasn't as tasty as I thought it was going to be! :tape::-D

Even though I froze and didn't catch any fish, I really enjoyed the camp out.

the moon was so pretty.

I'm ready to go again.
Thanks for looking!

 

[peeps]

So peaceful and perfect....made more so with perfectly fried catfish and hushpuppies! :thumb:

 

[c farmer]

Any night camping is a good night. Even better with great food.

 

[cowgirl]

Thank you Peeps and Farmer! It was nice to get out there and relax for a few days. (even though I froze). :-D

 

[AaronPo]

My family and I are going camping in a couple weeks, truly can't wait! Your pictures just make me want to get out of here for a few days even more!

 

[cowgirl]

My family and I are going camping in a couple weeks, truly can't wait! Your pictures just make me want to get out of here for a few days even more!

Thanks Aaron! Hope you take pics while you're out there. I'm sure ready to go again.

 

[bbqgeekess]

Wow, what an exciting outing! The camping, cooking, fishing & moonlight! Jeff and I need to get out and go camping this year.

 

[bbqbull]

You had me at fishing!
The camping and deep fried food was an extra triple bonus.
Thanks for sharing with us Jeanie.

 

[Hoss]

So VERRRY NICE! I have a freezer full of crappie that needs cookin.They are starting to bite again around here.Out with the old/ in with the new.Awesome pics/ girl!

 

[RevZiLLa]

Living the dream!

 

[martyleach]

I sooo miss camping. Thanks for reminding me how peaceful it is! Nice cook too!

 

[sliding_billy]

Great food in the great outdoors. Nothing better.

 

[Phubar]

Another Jeaniusz classic!
I'd love to have that for breakPhast right now...I have to skip the bottle of "YOURS" cause I'm at work.:thumb:

 

[chambersuac]

Jeanie, your food and the scenery were almost as beautiful as you. Almost. Thanks for sharing. When the days are that nice, OT catching anything doesn't hurt as much.

 

[sam3]

Food always seems to taste better when camping. And yours looks outstanding. Beautiful views too.

 

[Q Junkie]

Wow that looks so good. I have not had catfish fried while camping in many years.
I laughed pretty hard when I saw your coozy cup labeled "mine" because I had one identical to yours with "MINE" on it but somebody else thought MINE meant "Theirs".

 

[TuscaloosaQ]

that looks awesome Jen.... now those are some good looking hushpuppies.... and the catfish looks great too!!!!!! what a beautiful view at the lake... . I have some bass that I might just cook tonight since you got fish on my mind again.... I just ate catfish three days ago but I never get too much of it.....

 

[CharredApron]

Great night and a wonderful cook Jeanie. Love me some hush puppies too! I like a little diced Jalapeños in mine. Kick it up!

 

[frognot]

Jeanie, we love a big mess of fried fish here and good planning on taking some with you.

Surprised that the temps were so low but that's a fine lookin' campfire!

 

[TwistedLefty]

haven't been camping in a long time, this inspires me.