Cajun-Style Fillet of Catfish with Spicy Butter Sauce
This works well with Talipia also. I didn't have bread to make fresh crumbs from once and used packaged crumbs but I much prefer the fresh crumbs. If you don't have fresh herbs, use half the amounts listed of dried herbs (but fresh is best).
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 6
- 1⁄2 - 1
- 1teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1⁄4teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2tablespoons oil
- 12
- 1cup fresh breadcrumb
- 4
Butter Sauce
- 2
- 2 -4
- 2teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1pinch ground cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Rinse fillets and ry well.
- Season each fillet with a mixture of salt, lemon pepper and cayenne.
- Rub oil in a 9x13" glass baking dish.
- Place fillets in prepared baking dish and top fillets with 4 Tablespoons of the melted butter.
- Sprinkle with fresh bread crumbs and 2 Tablespoons of the fresh lemon juice.
- Bake, uncovered, for 15 to 18 minutes, just until fish flakes easily.
- Do not overcook.
- Butter Sauce: Combine all remaining butter and lemon juice with other sauce ingredients, except parsley and lemon slices for garnish.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Place fillets on serving dish, top with butter sauce and garnish with parsley and lemon slices.