Blackened Catfish A La Mer

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 36 ounces catfish fillets
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
• 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 lb lump blue crab meat
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 lb parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 4 ounces seafood stock or 4 ounces water

Recipe

• 1 place the catfish filets and the melted margarine in a flat dish, saturating the catfish completely.
• 2 sprinkle cajun seasoning onto one side of the catfish filets, completely covering the filets with a coat of seasoning.
• 3 place filets seasoning side down on a hot cast iron skillet or griddle until edges of filets are .
• 4 sprinkle the same amount of seasoning on the exposed side of the filets as you did in the previous process and turn with spatula.
• 5 cook until filet meat is completely cooked but moist, with a blackened exterior coat of spices.
• 6 be cautious not to over cook as the blackening skillet is extremely hot.
• 7 place the butter, garlic, green onions, shrimp and crab into a two quart saucepan. gently sauté until lightly browned.
• 8 add the seafood stock.
• 9 cook until shrimp are just pink.
• 10 lower heat and add heavy whipping cream. cook while stirring constantly until a gentle boil.
• 11 add more seafood seasoning to season to taste, mild or spicy.
• 12 add parmesan cheese to thicken.
• 13 remove from heat.
• 14 to serve, place a catfish filet on the center of the plate, completely covering it with the sauce. if desired, the catfish can be served over a bed of dirty or rice.