Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Cajun Catfish

Courtesy of Plated Perfection 

Obviously, I'm not done with New Orleans flavors yet! One of my closest friends, all the way back to college, came over for dinner. We were looking for a healthy dinner, so I immediately thought of fish and veggies of course. Whole Foods had some fresh, local catfish that looked outstanding. I bought about 1.25 pounds, which served 3 nice servings (can't wait to have the 3rd for lunch this week). This was super easy to make - definitely give it a shot. You could switch out the fish no problem, and even the seasoning blend. To make this a simple weeknight meal, I bought some of the prepared vegetables from Whole Foods which I love. Enjoy!

Servings: 3 (6oz-8oz servings)

Ingredients:
fresh catfish filets (I cut mine into 3 servings)
~3-4 tb cajun seasoning (I eyeballed this, so use as much as you want)
~2 tb garlic chive butter (purchased from seafood counter at Whole Foods)
~1 cup flour
~1tb vegetable oil
juice of lime to top fish, optional

Directions:
Mix the cajun spice into the flour in a shallow bowl. Dredge the fish on both sides in the flour mixture and set aside. Heat the oil and butter in a saute pan over high heat. Brown one side of the fish for approximately 4 minutes. Turn the fish and cook on the other side for about 4-5 minutes, turning the heat down to medium-low after both sides are brown. Top with juice of a lime or lemon and serve with vegetables.