Catfish With Croutons And Nuts Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spread pine nuts on a baking sheet and toast in oven for about 5 minutes or until golden brown.Cool.
• Grind 1/4 cup of pine nuts and reserve remaining for garnish.
• Mix ground pine nuts,cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and cumin in a shallow dish.
• Dredge fillets in the pine nut mixture.Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry catfish fillets two at a time in the hot oil for 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork .
• Sprinkle fillets with whole pine nuts and serve.

Steps:

• Heat the canola oil in a large skillet. When hot, add the croutons and nuts and saute them for about 4 minutes, until nicely browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate.
• In same skillet, heat butter and olive oil. Sprinkle fish fillets on both sides with salt and pepper, and place them in one layer in the skillet. Saute 1 1/2 minutes on each side until the fish is just cooked in center.
• Arrange catfish on a platter or divide it among individual plates. Add garlic and chives to the drippings in the skillet and cook about 15 seconds. Then, add the water to the skillet and stir to dissolve all the solidified bits in the bottom of the pan.
• To serve, pour the resulting pan sauce over the fish, spoon on the croutons and nuts, and serve immediately, sprinkling the fish, if desired, with a little red-wine vinegar.

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the mustard, milk and dill. Place pecans in another shallow bowl. Dip fillets in mustard mixture and then in pecans. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 425° until fish flakes easily with a fork, 10-12 minutes.

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, pecans or pistachios, salt and pepper. Place the flour in a shallow bowl and the milk in another bowl. Cut fish fillets into serving-size pieces if necessary. Dredge fish in flour, dip in milk, then coat with the crumb mixture., Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Fry the fish for 4-5 minutes on each side or until it flakes easily with a fork.