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pecan catfish and snappy cheese grits
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Pecan Catfish and Snappy Cheese Grits
Ingredients:
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
1 cup Italian style bread crumbs
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 cup reduced fat milk
1 egg
1 pound catfish filets
1/4 cup canola oil
Instructions:
1) Throughly combine chopped pecans and bread crumbs
in a mixin' bowl.
2) In a separate bowl, thoroughly combine flour and seasoned salt.
3) In a third bowl, whisk together the egg and the milk.
4) Clean the fish, removin' skin and bones.
Cut into servin' sized pieces.
5) Preheat saut� pan on medium-high for a minute or two.
6) Dip each piece of fish into the flour mixture [coat evenly],
then into egg mixture [let the excess drip off],
and finally into pecan mixture.
7) Wash your hands, then add the oil to the pan, swirlin' to coat.
8) Allow pan to heat for a minute if necessary.
9) Put the fish in the pan and cook for four minutes on each side.
10) Remove from pan, then serve with snappy cheese grits
and tossed salad.
Snappy Cheese Grits
Ingredients:
4 cups chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup quick cookin' grits
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup butter
1 cup whole milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 350�.
2) Bring stock and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan.
3) Add grits and cook accordin' to package directions.
4) Remove from heat, then add the cheese, Tabasco pepper sauce,
and butter, blendin' well.
5) Stir in the milk and the eggs.
6) Pour mixture into a lightly greased casserole dish.
7) Bake for thirty minutes.
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