Clean and rinse your fish
Drop them in the container with cornmeal and shake thoroughly. This will give them a coating when they fry.
Heat the oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, being careful not to let it get extremely hot.Dip pieces of fish into the hot oil, one by one. Mind your safety by avoiding splashing the oil as this could leave you with terrible burns.
The fish will be done when they start attaining a golden brown colour. If you watch carefully, you will realise that they will start to float on the oil.
When you get the desired brown colour, remove them using tongs or metallic spatula and allow them to drain excess oil between paper towels.
You can drop hushpuppies into the hot oil and let them cook until they are brown as well.
Apart from hushpuppies, you can serve southern fried fish with baked beans or other side dishes.