Stephanie's Catfish

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb catfish, cut into 4 portions
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon oil and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. add almonds and garlic and cook until both are just begining to brown, 1-3 minutes, set aside. combine milk and egg in a shallow dish. in another shallow dish, combine flour , salt and cayenne. dip fish in the milk mixture, then in the flour mixture, shake off andy excess flour. (discard any leftover mixtures.) heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. add fish and cook until lightly browned and opaque in the center, 4-6 minutes per side. return the almond-garlic sauce to the stove over medium heat. add lemon juice and heat through, 1-2 minutes. pour the sauce over the fish and sprinkle with parsley.