Pan-fried catfish with pepper & lemon
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 tb Lemon peel - grated
- 2/3 c Buttermilk
- 2 tb Butter
- 1 tb Parsley minced
- 1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
- 4 Catfish fillets
- 1 tb Vegetble oil
Instructions:
Lemon wedges Combine cornmeal flour lemon peel and cayenne in shallow dish. Season with salt. Pour buttermilk into second shallow dish. Dip 1 fish fillet into buttermilk then into cornmeal mixture coating completely. Repeat process with remaining fish. (Note from me: Let fish stand for approximately 15 minutes before proceeding.) Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish and cook until crust is golden brown and fish is cooked through turning once about 4 minutes per side. Transfer fish to platter. Sprinkle with minced parsley. Garnish with lemon wedges. NOTE: If you let the fish sit coated for the 15 minutes that I recommend this dish will take 45 minutes. Believe me let the fish sit for the 15 minutes; it will keep the coating on the fish with no hassle whatsoever.



