Creole Catfish with Tartar Sauce

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 55 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Inactive: 30 min
  • Cook: 15 min
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Ingredients

For the catfish:

1 pound catfish fillets

1 1/2 cups 1 percent buttermilk

2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning

1 1/2 cups cornflake crumbs

For Creole tartar sauce:

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon sweet relish

1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

Dash hot sauce

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

  1. In a small bowl stir together all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray; set aside.
  3. Cut catfish into 4-ounce serving portions. Place in a large zip-top bag; set aside.
  4. In a small bowl stir together buttermilk and Cajun seasoning. Pour into zip-top bag over fish. Squeeze out air and seal. Marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  5. Spread cornflake crumbs in a pie plate or shallow bowl. Remove fish from bag, shaking off any excess buttermilk. Coat catfish with crumbs and place on prepared baking sheet. Serve fish hot with tartar sauce.
  6. Lightly spray with cooking oil and bake for 15 minutes.
  7. For Creole tartar sauce: In a small bowl stir together all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Mighty Tasty! After reading the previous reviews, I admit that I made a couple of changes to this dish-- It made a BIG difference. First off, I compared the catfish from our local grocer vs Whole Foods. The WF fillets were thicker and better quality, so I paid a few extra bucks for 1lb (BOTH stores had only farm raised, btw. I tripled the spices and added 6 (yes SIX teaspoons of Tony Chachere's creole seasoning to the buttermilk marinade. Lastly, I used a 50/50 combo of yellow corn meal and Panko breadcrumbs. I couldn't find cornflake crumbs and didn't have time to smash some up myself. The catfish came out tender and flakey. It was a little bit moist on the underside but that's prettty normal for catfish unless you're frying it. I made this dish with the "Red Rice" also featured in the Bayou Mist episode from Sandra Lee. I also served up some coleslaw on the side, but I cheated and used the store kit which included the dressing. Hopefully my review helps. Good luck!

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