Caribbean Style Catfish

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 catfish fillets
• 2 tablespoons low-fat margarine
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 4 tablespoons onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds (optional)
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon coriander or 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups water
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• lime peel

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 melt margarine in skillet.
• 3 add green pepper and 2 tbsp onion.
• 4 saute until onion is transparent.
• 5 add almonds, (optional) bread crumbs, oregano, one tbsp lime juice, coriander (or parsley), and salt.
• 6 mix well.
• 7 spoon filling down centre of each catfish fillet.
• 8 roll up and secure with toothpicks.
• 9 in shallow baking pan, combine remaining 2 tbsp onion, water, garlic, bay leaf, red pepper and remaining 3 tbsp lime juice.
• 10 place catfish in pan.
• 11 bake in pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes, basting occasionally until catfish flakes easily.
• 12 remove catfish to serving platter.
• 13 granish platter with strips of lime peel.