Native American Catfish with Pinenuts

Description


A catfish recipe.

Ingredients

 * 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons pine nuts
 * 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
 * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
 * 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
 * 4 U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish fillets
 * 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Spread pine nuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 5 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Grind 1/4 cup of the pine nuts and reserve remaining for garnish.

3. Mix ground pine nuts, cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and cumin in a shallow dish or on a piece of wax paper. Dredge catfish fillets in the pine nut mixture. Set aside on a wax paper-lined baking sheet.

4. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry catfish fillets, two at a time, in the hot oil for 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Sprinkle fillets with whole pine nuts and serve.