Blackened Catfish

Blackened Catfish Recipe

     This recipe is for 6-8 catfish fillets

1 teaspoon crushed dried thyme leaves

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon paprika

This is the blackened seasoning mixture.   ABOVE

 1/2 cup butter melted

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Brush the melted butter and lemon juice onto the fillets and completly cover the fillets with the blackened seasoning mixture.

I always heat my cast iron skillet outside on the grill because it needs to be really hot. Hot enough to take your breath away if you stood over it. Only add a teaspoon of olive oil to the skillet and carefully place the filets in.  The fillets should only cook about four minutes per side.  I usually serve the blackened catfish with something like stemed vegies.  Be sure to add alittle more lemon juice to the top of each fillet and serve.

     These catfish were caught at Lake Malone in Lewisburg KY.  We caught the fish using chicken livers.  The way we riged our line is by putting the sinker at the bottom and the hook on a snail knot about a foot off the bottom. We found that this way works great for channel cats in the fall.

ENJOY!!!