Chef Race: Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish with Tomato-Zucchini Rice and Radish Slaw

Name: Chef Race: Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish with Tomato-Zucchini Rice and Radish Slaw
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons ancho chili powder; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 pint buttermilk; 2 fillets catfish fillets, skins removed; 1 pint assorted cherry tomatoes, quartered; 355 milliliters water or chicken stock; 59 milliliters chopped cilantro leaves; 237 milliliters cornmeal; 1 teaspoon cumin; 118 milliliters finely chopped green cabbage; 2 teaspoons honey; 1 Juice of lemon; 1 Juice of a lime; 59 milliliters mayonnaise; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoon paprika; 118 milliliters finely chopped purple cabbage; 6 assorted radishes, trimmed, halved and thinly sliced; 237 milliliters Arkansas rice; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 2 servings Salt; 1 sweet onion, diced; 1 teaspoon white vinegar; 1 large zucchini, diced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chef Race: Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish with Tomato-Zucchini Rice and Radish Slaw a try. One portion of this dish contains around 61g of protein, 62g of fat, and a total of 1541 calories. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 64% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and pescatarian diet. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. If you have cumin, radishes, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Make the rice: bring the stock or water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the rice, butter, and salt. Cover tightly and remove to the lowest possible heat. Cook for 20 minutes.

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Remove from the heat. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Saute the onion over medium-high heat until soft, about 5 minutes.

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Onion

Add the zucchini and continue to saut until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, cumin, paprika, and chili powder. Saut over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes have released their juices, about 7 minutes.Fluff the rice with a fork and transfer to the pan with the tomato mixture. Stir to combine. Off the heat, add the lemon juice and cilantro. Taste for seasoning.Make the slaw: combine all ingredients in a medium-mixing bowl. Toss until incorporated. Taste for seasoning and add more salt as necessary.Make the fish: Arrange the catfish fillets in a shallow bowl or baking dish.

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Catfish Fillets

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Cumin

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Pour the buttermilk over the fish. Marinate for 10 minutes.Coat a cast iron skillet with a generous layer of olive oil over high heat.

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Place the cornmeal on a plate and season with salt and pepper.

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Cornmeal

Remove the catfish from the buttermilk and dredge it in the cornmeal on both sides, shaking off any excess. When the pan is smoking, add the catfish fillets. Fry on both sides until golden brown and very crisp, about 3 minutes per side.

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Cornmeal

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Remove to a plate lined with paper towels. When the catfish is cool enough to touch, cut each fillet into two pieces.To serve, place two cups of rice on each plate and top with two pieces of catfish. Using a slotted spoon and leaving as much juice as possible in the mixing bowl, scoop about cup of slaw on top of the fish.

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Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and some additional sliced radishes. Enjoy immediately!

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Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Catfish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 11 dollars.