Blackened Catfish With Crawfish Étouffée Recipes

Steps:

• Dredge each filet in 4 ounces of melted butter. Coat with blackening seasoning to taste. Place in a hot, heavy iron skillet. Brown each side for about 7 minutes.
• In a medium sized pan, sauté the onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic in the butter until they are tender or clear, about 5 minutes. Add the flour and stir until the roux has a blonde color. Add the tomato paste, mix well. Add the salt, pepper, 1 cup of water and crawfish tails. Simmer for about 15 - 20 minutes. Adjust consistency with the remaining 1/2 cup of water if necessary.
• Serve with crawfish étouffée on top blackened catfish. Garnish with green onions or parsley. Tip: Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

Steps:

• Preheat a cast iron skillet to medium high with peanut oil.
• Mix dry ingredients together. Cover both sides of catfish with the seasoning mix and place in skillet.
• Cook on one side for 4 minutes and turn when cooked halfway through. Cook for another 4 minutes on the other side. Remove from pan and serve with Cajun remoulade.
• Mix all ingredients together well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Place the fish fillets in a large bowl and drizzle olive oil over them, let stand for 30 minutes.
• Combine spices in a 9-inch pie plate.
• Heat a cast iron skillet upside down over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until very hot.
• Turn on vent fan during cooking to eliminate smoke.
• Using a hot pad, turn pan right side up.
• Remove fish fillets from oil and drain.
• Dip each fillet into seasonings and coat each side evenly.
• Put fillets in hot skillet and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning only once.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, green pepper, and celery; cook until vegetables are just beginning to soften, about 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, broth, hot sauce, thyme, Worcestershire, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, uncovered, until thickened and saucy, about 15 minutes.
• Put catfish pieces on top of the vegetable mixture. Cook, covered, until catfish is just cooked through and opaque, about 10 minutes.
• Remove catfish from the skillet and keep warm. Stir parsley into skillet. Serve étouffée and catfish over riced cauliflower. Sprinkle with green onion.

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle both sides of the fish with the paprika mixture.
• Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add fish; cook 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork.