Photo: Not Lackin' on the Blackenin' Catfish Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 (6-ounce) catfish fillets
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 lemon wedges
Directions
On a plate, mix together the paprika, cayenne, thyme, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper for the blackened spice mixture. Dredge the catfish fillets in the spice mixture and set aside.
Heat a large cast iron fry pan or saute pan over high heat until it is "white hot".
Add oil to pan. When oil begins to slightly smoke, add catfish fillets and cook on each side, about 2 to 3 minutes. Cook in batches, if necessary, and transfer cooked fillets to a preheated 200 degree F oven while cooking remaining fillets.
To serve, top each fillet with 1/2 tablespoon of butter and serve with lemon wedges.
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By charityt
on May 01, 2013
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I agree, you could not mess this dinner up if you tried. Though it is good, it is way too salty. I put it over a dry salad and washed it down with a ton of water.
By smsmith_10026028
New Oxford, PA
on March 18, 2013
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This is a solid, no fail recipe - quick, easy and with flavor but wasn't an OMG dish and as others said, too salty for my taste.
By director v
Greer, SC
on September 07, 2012
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I've made this recipe a few times and a few different ways. As is, it's pretty good, but I will continue to fix it with a couple of minor adjustments. For starters, 2 tsp of *sea* salt is certainly too much. The first time I made this I used table salt and I thought it was fine. But when I used actual sea salt, what a difference, so I'll just halve the salt next time. Besides that, I find I actually prefer to bake the fish instead of searing it on the stove. It does get a bit smoky on the stove, and really it's just healthier to bake rather than cook in oil and still tastes great. Otherwise, I'll just grill it (outside on top of some aluminum foil. All in all, this is a quite simple, quick and easy, and most importantly delicious dish that I'll continue to prepare.
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