Parmesan-Pecan Fried Catfish With Pickled Okra Salsa

Name: Parmesan-Pecan Fried Catfish With Pickled Okra Salsa
Prep time: 1 h 33 min
Cook time: 1 h 33 min
Total time: 1 h 33 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 237 milliliters buttermilk; 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning; 907 grams catfish fillets, cut into 1-inch-wide strips; 2 larges eggs, beaten; 6 servings Pickled Okra Salsa; 1 Tbsp paprika; 158 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 237 milliliters ground pecans; 6 servings Vegetable oil; 158 milliliters plain yellow cornmeal

You can never have too many Mexican recipes, so give Parmesan-Pecan Fried Catfish With Pickled Okra Salsan a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and pescatarian recipe has 432 calories, 34g of protein, and 25g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up pickled okra salsa, eggs, catfish fillets, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Place catfish and buttermilk in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag. Seal and chill 1 hour.

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Remove catfish from buttermilk, discarding buttermilk.

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Combine pecans and next 4 ingredients in a shallow bowl. Dip fish in eggs; dredge in pecan mixture, shaking off excess. Arrange on a baking sheet.

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Pour oil to depth of 1 1/2 inches into a cast-iron Dutch oven or 12-inch (2 1/4-inch-deep) cast-iron skillet; heat to 35

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Fry fish, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown and fish flakes with a fork.

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Drain on a wire rack over paper towels.

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Serve with Pickled Okra Salsa.

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Pickled Okra

Salsa

Note: We tested with Zatarain's Creole Seasoning.

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Try This Twist!

Parmesan-Pecan Fried Chicken: Substitute 2 lb. chicken breast tenders for catfish. Fry 3 minutes or until done.

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Servings:

237milliliters

buttermilk 1Tbsp

Cajun seasoning 907grams

catfish fillets, cut into 1-inch-wide strips 2larges

eggs, beaten 6servings

Pickled Okra Salsa 1Tbsp

paprika 158milliliters

grated Parmesan cheese 237milliliters

ground pecans 6servings

Vegetable oil 158milliliters

plain 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. One wine you could try is Caposaldo Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 10 dollars.