Blackened Catfish Recipe

Recipe ingredients:

6-8 - catfish fillets, thinly sliced
1 – teaspoon crushed dried thyme leaves
1 – teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 – teaspoon black pepper
1 – teaspoon salt
1/2 - teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 – teaspoon onion powder
1/2 - teaspoon paprika
1/2 – cup butter, melted
lemon juice


Cookware and Utensils:

1 – cast iron skillet or large heavy skillet
1 – mixing bowl
1 – spatula


Recipe instructions:

As always the key to great cooking is to be prepared and to use quality ingredients.

Rinse catfish fillets under running cold and then thoroughly pat dry with paper towels.

Make your seasoning mixture by combining crushed dried thyme leaves, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika in a small bowl.

Brush melted butter lightly over catfish fillets and sprinkle with blackened seasoning mix. Repeat for other side. Be sure to completely coat each fillet.

Heat iron cast skillet until it is very hot, about 10 minutes. Pour the leftover butter into your skillet. Carefully place the catfish fillets into the skillet and cook for about 4 minutes on both sides. This blackened seasoning mixture will produce some smoke so another way to tell when to turn over you fillets is when the smoke turns gray.

Serve finished fillets over a bed of white steamed rice. Add lemon juice to the top of each fillet. I also recommend Caesar or Garden salad with baked potato.

Enjoy Your Skillet Fried Catfish.

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Grits

INGREDIENTS:


3 cups water
1 1/2 cups grits, white (not instant)
1 tablespoon salt

Heat the water to boiling in a large saucepan over medium
heat. Pour in the grits very gradually, stirring the whole time
to prevent lumps. Add the salt, reduce the heat to low (one
or two bubbles should rise to the top at a time), and cook,
stirring constantly, until tender, about 10 minutes. Grits
should be as thick as oatmeal, not runny or stiff. If the grits
get too thick toward the end of the cooking time, stir in a
little hot water. Serve hot.

Fried Catfish

INGREDIENTS:


2 pounds catfish fillets -- 1/2 inch thick
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups cracker meal or coarsely crushed unsalted crackers
1 cup vegetable oil

1. Trim the catfish of any skin or membrane. Stir the garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.
Sprinkle the mixture over both sides of the fillets. Dredge the fillets in the cracker meal, pressing gently so the
meal sticks to both sides of the fillets. Shake off the excess and set the fillets aside.

2. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over a medium heat until a little cracker meal sprinkle in the oil gives off
a lively sizzle. Slip the fillets into the skillet and fry, turning once, until the fillets are cooked through and golden
brown on both sides, about 8 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels before serving.

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