Name: Cajun-Style Fillet of Catfish with Spicy Butter Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 catfish fillets (about 1/2 lb. each); 1/2-1 teaspoon salt, depending on taste; 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 tablespoons oil; 12 tablespoons melted butter, divided; 1 cup fresh breadcrumb; 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided; 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced; 2 -4 dashes Tabasco sauce, depending on taste; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper; 1/4 cup chopped green onion (including tops); 1 teaspoon thyme or 1 teaspoon basil, chopped; parsley (to garnish); lemon slice (to garnish)

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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

6 catfish fillets (about 1/2 lb. each)
¹⁄₂ - 1 teaspoon salt, depending on taste
1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons oil
12 tablespoons melted butter, divided
1 cup fresh breadcrumb
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
Butter Sauce
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
2 -4 dashes Tabasco sauce, depending on taste
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
¹⁄₄ cup chopped green onion (including tops)
1 1 teaspoon thyme or 1 teaspoon basil, chopped
parsley (to garnish)
lemon slice (to garnish)

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.

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"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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review by focus4

2/6/2007

best ever.Just cut back on the lemonpepper as too much overwellms the all over taste.I used basa as it is a type of catfish and it was great.You could serve this to company and they would think that you had gone to a lot of trouble to make it.

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review by Marsha Mazz

1/29/2007

Thanks for posting this recipe. I needed to reduce the butter, so I used only 1 TBL per fillet. It was still very good. Also, I didn't have fresh bread crumbs, so I used the canned type for seafood, no harm, but fresh would have been better.

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creation by TPubmgjbd

2/6/2004

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).