Pecan Breaded Catfish Filet W/etouffee Sauce

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 pn Celery salt

1 tb Butter

1 scallions Chopped

1/4 ts Blackened fish seasoning

2 c pecans Finely chopped

1 ts red bell peppers Diced

1 c Buttermilk

1/2 ts Garlic chopped

1 ds Worcestershire Sauce

1 pn Cayenne pepper

2 tb olive oil

1 pn Cayenne pepper

1 tb unsalted butter Cold

2 lb Boneless catfish filets

1/4 c Heavy cream

1/2 ts red onions Diced

1 tb Tomato sauce (sub ketcup)

1 ts green bell peppers Diced

1 pinch Leaf thyme

2 tb All purpose flour

2 tb All purpose flour

1/4 c Shrimp stock (sub chicken)

salt and pepper to taste


Directions

In braiser pan melt butter. When hot add onions and peppers. When soft add garlic, allow to brown. Stir in flour to make roux. Lightly brown roux. Scrape brown roux off bottom of pan, it adds extra flavor to sauce when roux is lightly brown. Add shrimp stock,tomato sauce, and seasonings. As soon as sauce reaches even texture add cream. Wisk until even texture. Allow to simmer but stir occasionally so sauce does not burn. Keep sauce warm until ready to serve. To prepare breading: In mixing bowl combine chopped pecans, all purpose flour, celery salt, and cayenne pepper. Reserve until ready to bread fish. To prepare catfish: Cut filets into 2 oz. pieces. Place in buttermilk. Heat sautee pan over medium heat. Add olive oil. When simmering add cold cold unsalted butter. Thoroughly coat catfish with pecan breading. When butter is foaming in pan add catfish. Cook for 2 minutes on each side. Serve hot on bed of etouffee sauce.

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