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Baked Catfish
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by Chef Lucia Watson*
This one's an easy winner that works superbly with catfish, but also is a nice change of pace for walleye, pike, bass, and large crappies. Substitute sweet peppers for the jalapenos for a less fiery taste.
To serve two . . .
two 6- to 8-ounce fillets
1 Roma tomato, diced
1/4 onion, minced
2 jalapeno chilies, cut into rounds
2 tbsp. cilantro, minced
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. lime juice
2 garlic cloves, mashed
1 tbsp. tequila (optional)
Combine all of the ingredients except the catfish. Place the catfish on a lightly greased baking sheet and spoon the tomato chile mixture over each catfish. Bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes or until the flesh is opaque and flaky. Serve with black beans and guacamole.
Guacamole
2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted • 2 cloves garlic, mashed • juice of lime • 1 small tomato, finely minced • 1/2 onion, finely minced • few drops olive oil • a pinch each of salt and pepper
Mash all of the ingredients together. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste.
Refried Black Beans
2 c. or one can cooked black beans • 2 cloves garlic, mashed • 1/2 onion, minced • 1 tbsp. bacon fat or olive oil • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin • 1/2 tsp. ground chili powder • salt (about a tsp.)
Heat the olive oil or bacon fat in a skillet. Add the onion and garlic; cook until translucent over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Add the beans and cook, mashing the beans against the skillet with a fork or spatula so they become sort of mushy, but most of the liquid is cooked out. Add water if they seem dry. Add the seasonings and taste.
*Lucia Watson owns Lucia's, one of the Twin Cities' favorite restaurants, a cozy place in the Uptown section of Minneapolis (1432 West 31st Street, 612/825-1572). Lucia joins the In-Fisherman staff this season in a few episodes on In-Fisherman Television.
Selective Harvest photography is by one of North America's finest food photographers, Chuck Nelson, of Nelson-Mitchell Graphic Design, Brainerd, Minnesota. |
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