Broiled Catfish

 

Country Cooking

 

1   pound catfish fillets, ½- inch thick

3   tablespoons olive oil

2   teaspoons lemon juice

2   teaspoons honey

1   teaspoon dried tarragon

¼  teaspoon salt

¼  teaspoon fresh ground pepper

 *  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 broiler to 500-degrees.  Coat broiler pan rack with cooking spray.  In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, lemon juice, tarragon, honey, salt and pepper.  Baste top side of fillets with olive oil mixture and broil for 7 minutes.  Turn, baste and finish broiling, about 7 minutes.  Fillets should be fork tender and flake easily.

Yield:  4 servings. 

 

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.     Home Economist