Breaded Baked Catfish

American Catfish is a tender, flaky Creamy tasting fish.

It is not a fishy tasting fish.  My granddaughters love the taste. 

Ingredients:

6 Tbs butter

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder and black pepper

1 Tbs grated cheese

fresh parsley, 

Bread crumb - homemade or 4 C

                                                                               In bowl place Breadcrumbs - homemade 

• I add: grated cheese, parsley, basil and oregano, spices garlic powder, black pepper.
• In microwace melt butter in large bowl.

       Be Careful bowl will be hot. 

• Place a small amount of melted butter into breadcrumb bowl. just to make it moist not soaked. fluff up to mix. don't press down on it. (it will only become a clump and hard )
•  Pam spray a non stick baking pan.
• In the butter bowl add Tbs grated cheese, garlic powder and black pepper. Mix.
• Take the Catfish and smear butter only on the non scale looking side.
• Place onto the non stick pan with the scale looking side down.
• Add breadcrumb. 

 (showing in pic. is the scale looking side, which is the bottom side)

•  Pound down with your finger tips.

You must work quickly because the fish is cold and the butter will
harden up fast.  If it does then microwave butter again.

       

• Bake covered on 350 degrees for approx 15 min.  Once it is flaky, its cooked.     
• Then take cover off and broil for 2 minutes until crispy. 

 Broiled: