Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish
Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, mike's asian dipping sauce & fried catfish. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mike's asian dipping sauce & fried catfish using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish:
  1. Prepare Spicy Asian Garlic Sauce
  2. Prepare 3/4 cup Soy Sauce
  3. Take 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
  4. Prepare 3 tbsp Extra Fine Minced Fresh Garlic [shaved then minced]
  5. Prepare 1/2 cup Fine Shaved Scallions [separate rounds]
  6. Get 1/3 cup Hot Chile Peppers [thin sliced - Jalapeños - Thai - Habenero - Scotch Bonnet - Ghost - Dried Red Peppers Or Serrano Chiles]
  7. Get 4 tbsp Fresh Or Bottled Lime Juice [or less]
  8. Get 1/2 cup Fresh Cilantro [packed-rough chop-no stems]
  9. Get 1/2 tsp Fresh Minced Ginger
  10. Make ready 6 tbsp Light Brown Sugar [more or less]
  11. Get 1 Red Pepper Flakes [optional]
  12. Get 1 Chopped Chives [optional]
  13. Prepare Chinese Rice Wine [optional]
  14. Prepare Fresh Parsley [optional]
  15. Prepare 1 tsp Orange Juice Or 1/2 teaspoon Orange Zest [optional]
  16. Make ready Shreaded Carrots [optional-for color]
  17. Prepare Crispy Fried Catfish Nuggets
  18. Take 1 3 lb Frozen Bag Catfish Nuggets [de-thaw amount desired]
  19. Prepare 2 large Egg Cold Whites [whisked until frothy]
  20. Make ready 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  21. Get 1 tbsp Each: Garlic Powder & Onion Powder
  22. Get 1 tsp Each: Black Pepper [or 1/2 tsp white pepper] - Old Bay Seasoning
  23. Prepare 1/4 tsp Chinese 5 Spice [optional-if omitting old bay for sodium content concerns]
  24. Get 1 cup Cornstarch
Instructions to make Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish:
  1. Items you'll need.
  2. Chop all ingredients as directed and mix everything together in the Spicy Asian Garlic Sauce Section. Leave sauce in fridge to marinate for 45 minutes or longer.
  3. Your sauce can be served hot, warm or cold and with a myriad of other dishes. Serve this dipping sauce with any type of well coated, deep fried, crispy seafood. If choosing soft shell crab, this recipe will support six medium sized crabs.
  4. Tonight, this sauce will accompany several thick, well seasoned, deep fried, crispy catfish nuggets.
  5. °De-thaw your required amounts of catfish nuggets in sink. Whisk cold egg whites in a cold metal bowl until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix all powdered ingredients together. Place your [dabbed dry] catfish pieces in egg mixture then dip into your flour coating. Deep fry at 350° or fry nuggets in a stove top pan with 2"-3" of high heat oil. Don't overfill your fryer or pan with too many pieces. 4 or 5 smaller ones should fry at one time, tops. Fry nuggets until done, meaning golden brown and crispy on the outside. About 3 minutes on each side if they're slightly larger pieces. Drain in strainer or on paper towels and serve immediately with a side of your dipping sauce. Enjoy!
  6. Authors Note: While your sauce may taste even better with some additional marinade time in the fridge, aesthetically speaking, it won't be nearly as pretty the following day. And, it certainly won't be as vibrant color wise. Plan to make this sauce just before serving but make sure it's chilled for your guests. Enjoy!

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