Recipe: Catfish with Crawfish Au Gratin Sauce

This recipe is pretty ignorant, as are most of the Cajun recipes I make.  It's filled with butter and dairy and fried to perfection.  I'm most certainly going to regret it immediately following consuming it and for days to come.  But damnit if this isn't tasty AF.

Ingredients:

Crawfish Au Gratin Sauce:

7 Tablespoons butter

3/4 Cup diced onion

1/4 Cup diced green bell pepper

1/4 Tablespoon minced garlic

5 Tablespoons flour

1 Tablespoon sugar

1/8 Teaspoon dried basil

Pinch dried thyme

1 Tablespoon of Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Seasoning

3 Cups milk

1/4 Cup white wine

4 Ounces American cheese, cubed

1 Pound peeled crawfish tails

2 Tablespoons sliced green onions

Fried Catfish:

4 (4-ounce) catfish fillets

Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Seasoning

2 Eggs

1 Cup milk

1 1/2 cups of Slap Ya Mama Cajun Fish Fry

Canola Oil

Lo Note: We only had four filets. So I had to adjust the ingredients accordingly.  It still worked out pretty fucking amazing.  Also I used cornmeal in lieu of the Cajun Fish Fry.

Directions:

For the sauce:

1. In a 12” skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and sauté the onions, peppers and garlic until wilted.

2. Add the flour and stir until a blond roux is achieved, about 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Stir in the sugar, basil, thyme and Slap Ya Mama Original Blend. Add the milk and wine and cook over medium heat until the milk thickens, stirring constantly.

4. Add the cheese and stir until the cheese melts and fully incorporates into the sauce.

5. Add the crawfish tails and cook until heated through, about 4 minutes.

For the catfish:

1. Sprinkle the catfish filets with Slap Ya Mama Original Blend.

2. In a small bowl, beat the eggs and add the milk. Dip the catfish filets in the milk/egg mixture and then coat with the Slap Ya Mama Fish Fry.

3. Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a large skillet. Fry the catfish until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes.

Serve over rice or over angel hair pasta, like we did.

Recipe inspiration found HERE.

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