Cornmeal-battered oven-fried catfish
2
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
For a simple, southern-inspired dinner, serve the fish over mesclun greens tossed with a little rice vinegar.
Ingredients
Yellow cornmeal
½ cup(s)
Paprika
1 tsp
Dried thyme
1 tsp
Table salt
1 tsp
Celery seeds
½ tsp
Onion powder
½ tsp
Garlic powder
½ tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp
Fat free skim milk
½ cup(s)
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Uncooked catfish
1 pound(s)
Asparagus
1 pound(s)
Lemon
1 item(s), large
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat a large nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray.
2
In a shallow soup bowl, combine cornmeal, paprika, thyme, salt, celery seeds, onion powder, garlic powder and pepper. Pour milk into another shallow soup bowl.
3
Dredge fillets first in milk and then in cornmeal mixture, coating both sides and pressing cornmeal mixture gently to adhere. Place coated fillets on baking sheet and lightly spray each with cooking spray.
4
Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Let stand at room temperature 2 minutes before serving with asparagus and lemon wedges. Yields 1 fillet and 1/4 of asparagus per serving.
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