| Level: | Easy |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- Six 8- to 10-ounce Catfish fillets (or other firm-fleshed fish), 1/2-inch thick
- 3 tablespoons Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Blackened Redfish Magic (or substitute)
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
Instructions
- The fillets should be at room temperature. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over very high heat until it is beyond the smoking stage and you see white ash in the skillet bottom, at least for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, pour 2 tablespoons melted butter in each of 6 small ramekins; set aside and keep warm. Reserve the remaining butter. Heat the serving plates in a 250-degree oven. Dip each fillet in the reserved melted butter so that both sides are well coated. Then, mix thoroughly all the spices for blackening mixture and sprinkle the Blackening Spice Mixture generously and evenly on both sides of the fillets. Place 1 or 2 fillets in skillet and cook uncovered over very high heat until the underside becomes deep brown, almost black (but not burned), about 2 minutes (the time may vary according to the fillet’s thickness and the heat of the skillet). Turn the fish over and pour 1 teaspoon of butter on top of each. Cook until fish is done, about 2 minutes more. Repeat with remaining fillets. Serve each fillet while hot. To serve, place 1 fillet and a ramekin of butter on each plate.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 719 |
| Total Fat | 61 g |
| Saturated Fat | 33 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 0 g |
| Protein | 40 g |
| Cholesterol | 262 mg |
| Sodium | 733 mg |