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Oven Baked Catfish

Here's how you make Oven Baked Catfish
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  • Servings: 3-4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 25-50m
    • The following recipe serves 3-4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2/3 cup cornmeal (yellow)
  • 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce (or more)
  • 1 pound catfish fillets (cut into smaller pieces)
  • Lemon wedges
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper liberally sprayed with non-stick olive oil spray.

  • Step 2: In a ziploc bag, add cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, lemon pepper, and paprika and shake together.

  • Step 3: In a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and hot sauce.

  • Step 4: First, coat each fillet in cornmeal breading. Second, dip into beaten eggs on both sides, then third and last, lastly add back into the cornmeal breading and liberally coat well.

  • Step 5: Place the fillet on the coated baking sheet. Repeat with each fillet.

  • Step 6: Liberally spray the tops and sides of each fillet with non-stick baking spray coating the fish well until completely covered in spray.

  • Step 7: Bake for 25-30 minutes depending on thickness of fillets until golden brown but still juicy in the inside.

  • Step 8: Remove fish and cool for 5 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Non-stick olive oil spray

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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