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Catfish: Oven-Fried Catfish

Source of Recipe


From "Southern Living Homestyle Cooking"



List of Ingredients



• 6 (4-ounce) catfish fillets
  
• 3/4 tsp salt
  
• 1 (2-ounce) bottle hot sauce
  
• 1 to 1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
  
• Vegetable cooking spray
  
• Tartar Sauce
  






Instructions



1. Sprinkle fish with salt; place in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Add hot sauce; seal and chill 2 hours, turning occasionally.
   
   
2. Remove fish from marinade; dredge in cornmeal. Place fish on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
   
   
3. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork. Broil 3 inches from heat 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve with Tartar Sauce.
   
   Makes 6 servings.
   
   
   TARTAR SAUCE
   
   1 cup light mayonnaise
   1 Tbsp dill pickle relish
   1 Tbsp pimiento-stuffed olives
   1 Tbsp capers
   1 Tbsp grated shallots
   1 Tbsp lemon juice
   1/8 to 1/4 tsp hot sauce
   
   Stir together all ingredients. Cover and chill 2 hours.
   
   Makes 1-1/4 cups.