Clear Your Evening: A Friday Night Fish Fry You Won't Want to Miss!

No one will turn down an invitation to a Friday night fish fry if you are frying up freshly caught catfish or perch with a side of homemade tartar sauce. Serve some refreshing coleslaw on the side with a sheet cake for dessert and it will be a perfect Southern evening! To take it more to the Midwest, add potato pancakes with applesauce!

Cornmeal-Crusted Fried Catfish

Golden-brown fried fish fillets resting on a cooling rack, showcasing a crunchy texture and savory seasoning. — **Fried Catfish**. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

Southern Fried Catfish is a staple in every Southern kitchen. You can’t beat freshly caught catfish filets, dredged in perfectly seasoned cornmeal breading and fried until the inside is perfectly tender and the outside is a crisp, golden brown.
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Fried Shrimp

Perfectly battered and fried to a golden crisp, these succulent shrimp make for a mouth-watering appetizer or main dish. Southern Fried Shrimp are crispy and delicious and pair perfectly with homemade tartar sauce.
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Beer Battered Fish

A close-up of golden battered fish sticks served with a side of fresh salad and a small bowl of tartar sauce. — **Beer Battered Fish**. Photo Credit: Beyond the Chicken Coop.

With nearly a million page views and over 340 five-star reviews, this Beer Battered Fish recipe is a proven favorite. This contest-winning recipe is perfect anytime when you want a light and crispy batter for your favorite fish.
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Cornmeal Fish Fry Mix

There’s nothing like a fish fry, and nothing says Southern like golden brown, cornmeal-crusted, crispy fish fillets that are fried in hot oil… there’s nothing better! With this fish fry recipe, you can have a perfect cornmeal breading ready to make crispy fried fish whenever someone comes home with a cooler filled with fresh fish.
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Tartar Sauce

This Easy Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe is the perfect sauce to dip your crunchy fried fish fillets or crispy fried shrimp in. The tangy flavor pairs perfectly with so many dishes, and it is so easy to make.
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Creole Remoulade Sauce

Creole Remoulade Sauce combines creamy mayonnaise and Creole mustard with dill pickles and horseradish to make a tangy sauce that adds flavor to so many delicious seafood dishes. It’s so easy to make and tastes so good!
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Deviled Eggs with Diced Pickles

**Deviled Eggs**. Image Credit: Southern Bytes.

With fluffy, tangy, and creamy filling in perfectly-cooked hard-boiled eggs, this Easy Deviled Egg Recipe will be your new favorite side or appetizer. Perfect for a party, these deviled eggs are quick and easy to make and are a crowd-pleaser.
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Potato Pancakes

Potato Pancakes are a simple old-fashioned spud recipe that tastes great. A perfect light dinner, savory side dish, or breakfast. Serve this classic German recipe with sour cream and green onion or as a sweet side with applesauce or jam.
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Southern Potato Salad

**Potato Salad**. Image Credit: Southern Bytes.

This Southern Potato Salad is made with Hard-Boiled Eggs and Pickles and is a summertime favorite. It has a creamy, flavorful mayonnaise dressing and is topped with Creole Seasoning for a perfect finishing touch. It’s the star of every cookout.
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Southern Coleslaw

**Coleslaw**. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

This Creamy Southern Coleslaw recipe is one of my favorite side dishes. The sweet, tangy dressing combined with the fresh, crunchy cabbage is so simple yet so flavorful. It reminds me of the coleslaw from Raising Cane’s or KFC!
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Southern Cornbread

This Classic Southern Cornbread Recipe combines simple yellow cornmeal and buttermilk, bringing out the naturally sweet flavor of corn – without adding sugar. Cooked in a cast iron skillet with bacon drippings or butter – it will please even the toughest critics.
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Buttermilk Cookies with Honey Buttercream Frosting

**Buttermilk Cookies**. Photo Credit: Southern Bytes.

Buttermilk Cookies with Honey Buttercream Frosting are like the top of a cupcake – soft, fluffy, and loaded with frosting. They are light, perfectly sweet, and so delicious.
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Texas Sheet Cake with Buttermilk

Close-up of a rich chocolate frosted brownie slice on a spatula, showcasing its fudgy texture and glossy icing. — **Texas Sheet Cake with Buttermilk**. Photo Credit: State of Dinner.

Texas Sheet Cake with Buttermilk is a rich and incredibly moist chocolate cake topped with gooey fudge frosting. It’s quick to make and perfect for serving a crowd!
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