Cooking with Rena Lee

Crispy Oven-Fried Catfish

Tips: For an extra touch of heat, add a few drops of your favorite hot sauce to the buttermilk before chilling the fillets.
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 5 min
Yield:4

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
4 catfish fillets, 6 oz each
1 1/2 - 2 tsp Creole seasoning
3 cups cornflakes cereal, crushed
vegetable cooking spray
lemon wedges
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Place buttermilk in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; add catfish, turning to coat. Seal and chill 20 minutes, turning once.

  2. Preheat oven to 425`F.

  3. Remove fish from buttermilk, discarding buttermilk. Sprinkle fish with Creole seasoning.

  4. Place crushed cornflakes in a shallow dish.

  5. Dredge fish in cornflakes, pressing cornflakes gently onto each fillet. Place fish on wire rack coated with cooking spray in a roasting pan.

  6. Bake at 425`F for 30-35 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

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