Native American Catfish With Pine Nuts

From New Mexico Magazine recipes. I like to use this on trout as well.

• Ready In: 13 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 fillets

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, plus
• 2  tablespoons pine nuts
• 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4  catfish fillets
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Spread pine nuts on a baking sheet and toast in oven for about 5 minutes or until golden brown.Cool.
3. Grind 1/4 cup of pine nuts and reserve remaining for garnish.
4. Mix ground pine nuts,cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and cumin in a shallow dish.
5. Dredge fillets in the pine nut mixture.Set aside.
6. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry catfish fillets two at a time in the hot oil for 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork .
7. Sprinkle fillets with whole pine nuts and serve.