No Smoke Almost Blackened Catfish

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 5 catfish fillets
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• blackening seasoning
• garlic powder
• salt

Recipe

• 1 heavily season both sides of catfish with seasoning, i use paul prudome's blackened redfish magic.
• 2 heat a heavy castiron skillet on a medium heat and add butter.
• 3 once butter is melted and bubbly add 2 fillets at a time and cook 2-3 minutes per side just to seal and start a crust to form.
• 4 place fillets on a foil lined cookie sheet drizzled with a smidge of olive oil to prevent bottom of fish from sticking. i lay mine "skin" side down.
• 5 once all fillets are on the cookie sheet drizzle the now seasoned butter from the pan over the fish.
• 6 spinkle the lemon juice all over the fish and bake in a 350 oven for 25-30 minutes checking every 10 minutes in the thickest part for doneness.
• 7 serve immedately.