Recipe: Cajun Fried Catfish (not Dixie Cafe) - 2 recipes

CAJUN FRIED CATFISH
Recipe from: TASTE with David Rosengarten
Servings: 2

3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 catfish fillets
Vegetable oil, for frying
Tartar sauce, for serving

In a bowl combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Pour mixture onto a pie plate. Coat the catfish fillets with mixture, shaking off excess.

Fill a 12-inch skillet half full with vegetable oil and heat it to 350 degrees. Add fillets to oil and fry until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes.

Put the fillets on serving plates, add a spoonful of tartar sauce, and serve.

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CRISPY CAJUN CATFISH
Source: Weight Watchers
From: 11ALIVE, WXIA-TV / Atlanta, 5/12/1999
Servings: 4

2/3 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup cornmeal
2 tsp. Paprika
1 1/2 tsp. Garlic powder
1 tsp. Dried thyme leaves, crumbled
1 tsp. Dried basil leaves, crumbled
1 tsp. Dried oregano leaves, crumbled
3/4 tsp. Cayenne pepper, or to taste
3 tbsp. Fat-free milk
1 egg white
1 1/2 lb. Catfish fillets

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees; spray a baking sheetwith nonstick cooking spray.

In a shallow dish, mix the wheat germ, cornmeal, paprika, garlic powder, thyme, basil, oregano, salt and cayenne. In another shallow dish, whisk the milk and egg white

Dip the catfish into the egg mixture, then into the wheat germ mixture. Place on the baking sheet, then spray the fish lightly with nonstick cooking spray.

Bake until the coating is crisp and the fish is opaque in the center, 10-15 minutes.