Native American Catfish

By Thom7747

Recipe from The Catfish Institute. This is Classic fried catfish with creamy, sweet pine nuts. Best served with succotash.

Ingredients

• 4 catfish fillet
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted, ground
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted, whole for garnish
• 1/2 cup yellow corn meal
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1

Combine ground pine nuts with cornmeal, flour and seasonings.

Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over moderate heat.

Dredge catfish fillets in cornmeal mixture and pan fry about 4 minutes per side until opaque.

Sprinkle with whole pine nuts.