Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Catfish with Cajun Mushroom Sauce

I invented this dish tonight. We bought three catfish fillets caught within the last day in the Atchafalaya Basin. They are pink and firm and good clean fillets.

I rub them in cajun spice--Konriko is best, but if you dont have it or cannot get it, pepper, salt, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and paprika will be a fine mix.

I crushed three cloves garlic and heated oil in skillet. let garlic cook a little and added catfish fillets. let sear on both sides.

Removed and put 1/2 cup red wine in pan. Let reduce half. Added 1-2 tbls butter. Added sliced mushrooms. Cooked mushrooms until mostly done. Added Catfish into pan and covered until done. The mushrooms released enough liquid to add to sauce, so I did reduce a little at the end. Serve over rice (or your favorite Zatarain's).

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