Breaded Catfish Fillets With Braised Swiss Chard Food

BAKED BREADED YUMMY CATFISH

Steps:

• Line baking dish with foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Combine egg and Italian dressing in shallow dish.
• Combine breadcrumbs, cheese, pepper, and garlic powder in second shallow dish.
• Dip fish in egg mixture, followed by bread crumb mixture.
• Drizzle remaining egg mixture over fish.
• Add remaining breadcrumbs to fish.
• Coat lightly with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees for forty-five minutes.

BREADED CATFISH FILLETS WITH BRAISED SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Process bread in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer breadcrumbs to a shallow bowl; let cool completely. (Leave oven on.)
• Rinse chard, but do not dry. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and half of the garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in chard and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover, and cook until chard has wilted, about 10 minutes. in stock. Cook, covered, until chard is very tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in vinegar, and cook, uncovered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
• Coat a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Add remaining garlic, the sage, parsley, zest, cayenne, and 1/8 teaspoon each salt and black pepper to breadcrumbs; stir. Put flour and egg white into separate shallow bowls. Season both sides of fish with remaining 1/8 teaspoon each salt and black pepper. Working with 1 fillet at a time, dredge in flour, shaking off excess; dip into egg white then into breadcrumbs, turning to coat. Transfer to prepared dish. Bake until fish flakes easily, 15 to 20 minutes. Divide fillets and chard among 4 plates. Serve with lemon wedges.

CRISPY BAKED CATFISH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°. Spray broiler pan rack with cooking spray. If fish fillets are large, cut into 4 serving pieces.
• Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs, chili powder, paprika, garlic salt and pepper. Lightly brush dressing on all sides of fish. Coat fish with cornmeal mixture.
• Place fish on rack in broiler pan. Bake uncovered 15 to 18 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.

PAN FRIED CATFISH FILETS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, stir together cornmeal, cayenne pepper, paprika and onion powder. Mix well. Pour mixture onto a large sheet of waxed paper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Pour milk into a medium bowl. Dip catfish filets into milk and hold up and let the milk drip off. Roll the milk-soaked filet in the cornmeal mixture until completely covered. Set aside.
• Fry the garlic in the hot skillet, but do not burn. Add the coated catfish filets and cook for 5 to 7 minutes on each side, sprinkling salt on the fish after each turn. Cook until golden brown and fish flakes easily with a fork. Drain on paper towels.

PAN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Rinse the fillets and pat them dry with paper towels. Mix the cornmeal, flour, salt, creole seasoning, paprika, and pepper together in a shallow dish. Pour the milk into a second shallow dish. Dip the fillets into the milk and then into the cornmeal mixture, coating them well and shaking of any excess.
• Heat 1/2 the butter in a large skillet over high heat, and fry 2 of the fillets for about 3 minutes on each side, or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• Transfer the fillets to a serving platter and keep warm. Repeat with remaining butter and fillets. Serve immediately, garnished with lemon wedges.

FRIED CATFISH FILLETS

Steps:

• 1. In a shallow bowl, beat the egg white until foamy; add milk and mix well. In another shallow bowl, combine the cornmeal, salt, garlic powder, cayenne and pepper.
• 2. Dip the fillets in milk mixture, then coat with cornmeal mixture. Heat 1/4" of oil in a large skillet; fry fish over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until it flakes easily with a fork. Garnish with lemon or lime if desired.

CHARD-WRAPPED FISH WITH LEMON AND OLIVE

Steps:

• Finely zest and juice both lemons. Reserve the juice and half the zest. In a small bowl, combine the remaining zest with the olives, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 2 tablespoons of the chopped cilantro leaves, 1 teaspoon garlic, and the red pepper flakes until incorporated.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Use a knife to separate the leaves from the chard stems so you have 2 leaves from each stem. Thinly slice the stems crosswise. Dip the chard leaves in the boiling water for 10 seconds to soften; drain, cool slightly, and pat dry. Cut the fish into 8 equal-sized pieces, season with salt and pepper, and spread 2 teaspoons of the olive mixture on each piece of fish.
• Place 1 piece of fish on a piece of chard and roll it up; use the extra 2 leaves to patch any parts that need extra wrapping. Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender and lightly golden, 8 to 9 minutes. Add the chard stems with the remaining 3 teaspoons garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until absorbed, 1 minute. Add the reserved lemon zest and juice with the stock, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until the liquid thickens and bubbles, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in most of the remaining cilantro.
• Nestle the fish in the skillet, scatter the tomatoes and whole olives over the fish, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the fish is opaque and the chard can be cut easily, 10 minutes. Serve over the grain of your choice with sauce spooned over the top; garnish with cilantro.

BAKED FISH W/SWISS CHARD AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Put 2 tbls olive oil in large Pyrex baking dish.
• Rub both sides of fish with oil.
• Season fish with salt and pepper.
• Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
• (fish is opaque and browned).
• While fish is baking saute Swiss Chard, garlic and leeks in 2 tbls of olive oil until limp.
• Stir in herbs.
• Let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add one can of tomato sauce and 1/2 can of red wine. Simmer 10 more minutes.
• If sauce looks dry, add the other can of tomato sauce.
• When fish is done, put vegetables and sauce on top.
• Bake in 275 degree oven for 15 minutes.