Oven Baked Almond Crusted Catfish Fillets

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon instant minced onion
• 2 lbs catfish fillets
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon cajun spices
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs (unseasoned)

Recipe

• 1 set oven rack slightly above the middle of the oven and preheat to 500.
• 2 cut the catfish fillets into serving size pieces.
• 3 place the milk in a bowl and whisk the egg into it.
• 4 add the cajun spice, minced onion and black pepper to the milk/egg mixture.
• 5 in a separate flat dish, mix the bread crumbs and the sliced almonds. dip the fish pieces into the seasoned egg wash, then coat them with bread crumb/almond mixture.
• 6 place the coated catfish fillets on a well greased (olive oil or similar oil) flat baking pan.
• 7 pour the melted butter evenly over the fillets.
• 8 place the baking pan on rack and bake for 10-12 min or until fish flakes easily. it is better not to over-cook fish.