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Easy Low-Fat Oven Fried Catfish

Here's how you make Easy Low-Fat Oven Fried Catfish
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 12m
  • Cook: 22m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 lb catfish fillet
  • 1 cup seasoned fish coating
  • 1/2 cup egg substitute or beaten egg
  • Emeril's Original Essence or other creole seasoning
  • Salt (optional)
  • Black pepper (optional) or cayenne pepper (optional)
  • Lemon wedge
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 450°F.

  • Step 2: Heavily spray a large non-stick baking pan with non-stick cooking spray or line the pan with nonstick foil.

  • Step 3: Pour egg substitute/beaten egg in large shallow bowl.

  • Step 4: Place fish coating on a large plate.

  • Step 5: Add some Essence to this also, if you wish.

  • Step 6: Rinse fish fillets in salt water.

  • Step 7: Squeeze lemon wedges over fish.

  • Step 8: Sprinkle with Essence, salt and pepper on both side of fish.

  • Step 9: Dip in coating.

  • Step 10: Dip fish in egg substitute, then again in fish coating, and place on baking sheet.

  • Step 11: Bake at 450°F for approximately 10-15 minutes, until bottom of fish starts to brown.

  • Step 12: Turn fish, and bake about 5-8 minutes more, until fish is browned and crisp.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Suggested: serve with hush puppies, cole slaw, and/or collard greens.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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