Oven-Fried Catfish Sandwiches

Name: Oven-Fried Catfish Sandwiches
Prep time: 31 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 31 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 2 teaspoons capers, chopped; 454 grams catfish fillets; 2 larges egg whites, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons garlic powder, divided; 59 milliliters light mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon paprika; 0 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco); 1 inch thick) slices red onion; 237 milliliters shredded romaine lettuce; 0 teaspoons salt, divided; 227 grams hoagie rolls, toasted; 1 Tbsp sweet pickle relish; 2 inches thick) slices tomato; 158 milliliters yellow cornmeal

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

Place baking sheet in oven.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Combine mayonnaise, relish, capers, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and pepper sauce in a small bowl, stirring well. Set aside.

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Hot Sauce

Mayonnaise

Capers

Relish

Salt

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Bowl

Combine flour, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a shallow dish.

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Garlic Powder

Paprika

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Place egg whites in a shallow bowl.

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Egg Whites

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Bowl

Combine cornmeal, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder in a shallow dish. Working with 1 fillet at a time, dredge in flour. Dip in egg whites; dredge in cornmeal mixture.

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Garlic Powder

Egg Whites

Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Dip

Place fillet on a plate; repeat procedure with remaining fillets, flour, egg whites, and cornmeal mixture.

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Egg Whites

Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

Transfer fillets to preheated baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat fillets with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 450 for 6 minutes. Turn fillets and coat with cooking spray; bake an additional 6 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.

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Cooking Spray

Fish

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Oven

Place 1 bottom half of roll on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1/4 cup lettuce, 1 fillet, 2 tomato slices, and 1 onion slice.

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Tomato Slices

Lettuce

Onion

Roll

Spread 4 teaspoons mayonnaise mixture on cut side of each roll top; place on top of sandwiches.

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Mayonnaise

Spread

Roll

Serve immediately.

Beer note: Long before the term "pilsner" was appropriated by American megabrewers, it described a lager with floral aromatics and a clean, dry finish. Stoudt's Pils ($8/6-pack) from Pennsylvania revives that tradition, making this beer ideal with lighter fare like these sandwiches. This pilsner is crisp, yet flavorful, with a frothy white head, bready aromas, and satisfying hop bitterness that cuts through the creamy mayonnaise. Jeffery Lindenmuth

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Mayonnaise

Beer

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Oven

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Servings:

0teaspoons

black pepper 2teaspoons

capers, chopped 454grams

catfish fillets 2larges

egg whites, lightly beaten 2Tbsps

all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

garlic powder, divided 59milliliters

light mayonnaise 1teaspoon

paprika 0teaspoons

hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)1inch

thick) slices red onion 237milliliters

shredded romaine lettuce 0teaspoons

salt, divided 227grams

hoagie rolls, toasted 1Tbsp

sweet pickle relish 2inches

thick) slices tomato 158milliliters

yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are my top picks 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. The Thrive Pinot Grigio with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.