Baked Catfish

 

Country Cooking

1   pound catfish fillets, ½ -inch thick

1   cup seasoned bread crumbs

     Olive oil

     Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

*   1 tablespoon lemon juice added to 1 quart of cold water.

 

Cut fillets into 4 serving pieces.  Refrigerate in lemon juice water* for 1 hour.  Discard liquid, rinse under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. 

Preheat oven to 350-degrees.  Coat a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with cooking spray.  Baste both sides of fillets with olive oil and season to taste.  In a shallow pan, lightly dredge fillets in bread crumbs.  Place on pan and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. 

Yield:  4 servings.

 

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.     Home Economist