Sweet Potato Crusted Catfish Recipes

POTATO CRUSTED CATFISH

Steps:

• Season all sides of catfish with salt and pepper. Mix together shredded Russet potatoes and sweet potatoes. Using both hands, place potatoes in palms of hands and squeeze water out of potatoes. Add onions to potatoes. Mix well. Season mixture with salt and pepper. Brush fish with beaten egg. Spread potato mixture on top of fish. Place oil in a medium saute pan. Place pan on medium heat. When pan is hot, place fish with potato side down in pan. Cook fish until potato side is brown. Turn fish to other side. Cook on the other side for two minutes. Remove fish and saute pan from heat. Place fish in baking pan. Cook in a 350 degree oven for 12 minutes. Return saute pan to medium heat. Add fish stock, mustard, and vinegar. Stir mixture. Cook about 4 minutes. Strain and serve with fish. Pour half a portion of sauce on bottom of plate. Lay half a portion of fish on top of sauce. Do the same with other half portion of sauce and fish. Garnish with lemon and lime slices.

SWEET POTATO CRUSTED CATFISH

Steps:

• Sprinkle the catfish with salt and Creole seasoning. Spread the Sweet Potato Crust on top of the fish. In a hot cast iron skillet, add about half the butter (or bacon drippings), and the fish, crust side up. Place the skillet on the highest shelf of your oven set to broil. When fish is done, crust should be nicely browned. Sauté spinach in butter (or bacon drippings) and season lightly with Creole seasoning, salt and pepper. Drain spinach and put in center of plate, place crusted catfish on top allowing the spinach to be seen on either side of the fish. Drizzle the Andouille cream sauce over and around the fish and spinach. Garnish with chopped green onions.

CORNMEAL CRUSTED CATFISH WITH GRILLED TOMATO AND SWEET ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Season the tomatoes and onions with salt and pepper on both sides. Brush the tomatoes and onions with canola oil on both sides. Place tomatoes and onions on a hot grill and grill for 3 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and coarsely chop. Place in a bowl and add balsamic vinegar and thyme. Check for seasoning. Set aside.
• In a shallow dish, combine cornmeal, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Lightly dredge the catfish fillets in the cornmeal, pressing lightly to make the cornmeal stick well. Place a saute pan on the grill and heat. When the pan is hot, add 3 tablespoons of canola oil and heat. Place the catfish in the pan, and pan fry for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until the cornmeal is golden brown. Serve the catfish with the grilled tomato and onion salad.

SOUTHWESTERN POTATO CRUSTED CATFISH W/ PLUM MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour cornstarch in its own mixing bowl.
• Mix milk and slightly beaten eggs in seperate mixing bowl.
• Mix together hash, pepper, green onion and tomatoes and sweat in a buttered sautee pan on medium heat until hash is soft and place in a third mixing bowl.
• Season hash mix to taste w/ cumin, taco seasoning, salt and pepper.
• coat filets in cornstarch, pat away the excess.
• dip filets in egg wash and then dip in hash mix, coating filets completely.
• Heat oil in sautee pan on medium to high heat.
• Sear filet for one minute in pan and flip.
• Continue sautee until disired doneness approximately 3-4 minutes. Hash should be golden brown.
• Garnish w/ fresh cilantro.
• For Sauce: Mix plum preserve, horseradish and mustard.
• Adjust to desired flavor i.e. for spicier mix add more horseradish. For sweeter mix add more plum preserve.
• Place in ramekin when desired flavor is achieved.

CORN-CRUSTED CATFISH

Steps:

• Wash, dry and cut catfish in half. Soak in buttermilk until ready to cook.
• Mix cornmeal, flour and cayenne. Drain catfish and dredge.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet. Saute catfish on both sides over medium heat in hot oil, about seven minutes total. Serve with crusty bread.

ALMOND CRUSTED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine bread crumbs, cheese, almonds, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Place the olive oil in a shallow dish.
• Brush fillets in olive oil.
• Dredge fillets in breadcrumb mixture.
• Bake fillets for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

ONION DIJON CRUSTED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, mix together the onion and mustard. Season the catfish fillets with garlic salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray and coat with the onion and honey. Sprinkle parsley flakes over the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn the oven to broil. Broil until golden, 3 to 5 minutes.