Easylowfatovenfriedcatfish Recipes

EASY LOW-FAT OVEN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Heavily spray a large non-stick baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour egg substitute in large shallow bowl.
• Sprinkle with some Emeril's essence; also some salt and pepper, if you prefer.
• Place fish coating on a large plate.
• Add some Essence to this also, if you wish.
• Rinse fish fillets.
• Squeeze lemon wedges over fish.
• Sprinkle with Essence, salt and pepper on both side of fish.
• Dip in coating.
• Dip fish in egg substitute, then again in fish coating, and place on baking sheet.
• Bake at 450°F for approximately 10-15 minutes, until bottom of fish starts to brown.
• Turn fish, and bake about 5-8 minutes more, until fish is browned and crisp.
• Serve.

RESTAURANT-STYLE FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Place the catfish fillets in a single layer in a shallow dish (you may slice the fillets in half lengthwise if desired or leave whole).
• Cover the fillets completely with milk.
• Cover and chill for about 1-1/2 hours.
• In a shallow bowl combine the cornmeal with seasoned salt, black pepper, cayenne, onion powder and garlic powder.
• Remove the catfish from refrigerator and allow to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Remove all the milk from the pan and allowing all the milk to drip off the fillets.
• Sprinkle the fillets very lightly with salt (using about 1 teaspoon for all of the fillets).
• Coat lightly with cornmeal mixture.
• Pour the oil to a depth of about 1-1/2 inches in a cast-iron or heavy skillet.
• Heat oil to 350°F.
• Fry the fish in batches about 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden.
• Drain on wire racks over paper towels.
• Serve with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray.
• In a shallow dish, stir together the cornmeal, paprika, thyme, salt, celery seed, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Dip the catfish fillets in milk, then place them into the cornmeal mixture and coat liberally; place on the greased baking sheet. Coat the tops of the fillets with cooking spray until wet.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

CRISPY OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Sprinkle fish on both sides with Cajun seasoning.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine egg substitute and skim milk.
• Place cornflake crumbs on a plate.
• One at a time, dip catfish fillets into egg mixture, then roll in cornflake crumbs.
• Dip and roll fillets again.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Place baking sheet on oven's bottom shelf.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 5 more minutes or until crust is golden and fish flakes easily.

SOUTHERN-STYLE OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 13x9 glass baking dish with the oil, and set aside.
• Rinse the catfish fillets, and pat dry. In a shallow bowl, combine the cornmeal, creole seasoning, paprika, sugar, and black pepper. Combine the eggs and hot sauce or water in a another bowl. Dip the fillets in the egg mixture, dredge in the cornmeal mixture, and arrange in the baking pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown. Turn once during cooking. Place catfish on a paper-towel lined plate, and serve immediately with additional hot sauce.

OVEN FRIED CATFISH WITH DILL TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Place breadcrumbs and melted butter in separate shallow dishes.
• Cut each fish fillet crosswise in half.
• Season fish with salt and pepper.
• Dip fish into butter, then into breadcrumbs, coating completely; place fish on baking sheet.
• Bake fish until crisp, brown and just cooked through, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir mayonnaise, relish, dill and capers in small bowl to blend.
• Season tartar sauce with salt and pepper.
• Transfer fish to plates.
• Serve fish with tartar sauce.
• Recipe can be doubled.

EASY CRISPY FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, fill pan with 1/2 inch of vegetable oil. Turn on heat to medium or medium high heat.
• Dip catfish in milk, then in cornmeal. Shake off excess cornmeal.
• Once oil is hot, begin frying fish in batches until they are golden brown. Flip fish so each side is cooked evenly.
• (On the 2nd or3rd batch of fish, you may want to reduce the pan heat because it will be extra hot). Add extra oil if needed.
• Drain fish on paper towels and sprinkle with salt or seasoning salt.
• Serve hot with tartar sauce.

OVEN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Add the first 3 ingredients to a heavy duty zip-lock bag; seal, shake around to coat the fillets, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Take the fillets out of the bag; pat dry with paper towels and discard the marinade.
• In a shallow dish such as a pie plate, combine the cornmeal, cornstarch, and salt/pepper.
• Dredge the fillets in the cornmeal mixture.
• Lightly coat the fillets with cooking spray.
• Put the fillets on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake in a 450° oven for 15 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.