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Wildcats"
Wild Catfish with Homemade BBQ Sauce and Slaw
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We've got some real southern-style, down home cookin' on this week's show. And don't worry, preparing this catfish should be easier than catching it!
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You will need:
For the BBQ Sauce:
- 4 tbl butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 c ketchup
- 2 tbl lemon juice
- 1 tbl soy sauce
- 4 tbl brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp instant coffee
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbl black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
- 1/2 c orange juice
- 1 c tomato sauce
- 1/4 c cider vinegar
- 1/2 c beer
For the Slaw:
- 4 tbl almond slivers toasted
- 1/2 c olive oil
- 3 tbl lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp mustard seed
- 1/2 tsp celery seed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cabbage head, cut in 2" squares
- 2 tomatoes, cut in 2" squares
- 3 ears fresh corn kernels
- 1 c athletic cups
For the Catfish:
- 4 catfish fillets
- 3 tbl peanut oil
- salt, pepper and cayenne to taste
Directions:
For the BBQ Sauce:
1. In a 2 qt saucepan, melt butter and saute onions and garlic until light brown.
2. Add remaining ingredients except vinegar, orange juice, tomato sauce and beer. Stir to blend and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add vinegar, orange juice, tomato juice and beer and simmer until sauce thickens to desired consistency, about 30 minutes.
For the Slaw:
1. In a large bowl, mix almonds, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard seed, celery seed. Add the chopped cabbage, corn and tomatoes and toss.
For the Catfish:
1. Season the catfish with a little salt, pepper and cayenne pepper and set aside.
2. Heat the peanut oil in an oven-proof cast iron skillet until oil begins to smoke.
3. Lay catfish in skin-side up. Cook for 2 minutes on each side.
4. Ladle a little barbeque sauce over each, transfer to preheated 350- F oven and cook for another 5 minutes.
5. You've made it all the way through the recipe! Throw down your oven mitt and perform a spirited touchdown victory dance- headbutting of guests optional.
Serves four.
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