Recipes
Pan Seared Catfish over Popcorn Grits topped with Brown Butter Blue Crab
Ingredients
1 lb (4 filets) Louisiana catfish
Popcorn Grits:
2 (3 oz) bags Popcorn, popped
2 ½ c water
3 Tbsp butter
½ c Pepper Jack cheese, grated
½ tsp salt and pepper
2 Tbsp Cest Tout Trinity, crumbled
Catfish:
2 tsp Blackening Seasoning
4 Tbsp butter
Blue Crab:
½ lb Louisiana Blue Crab meat
1 Tbsp Butter
For Popcorn Grits:
Add popped popcorn to a sauce pot, with 2 1/2 cups water and butter. Bring to a boil then simmer. Strain and reserve liquid. Push popcorn mash through a mesh sieve to form grits. Return back in pot, turn fire on at medium and slowly add water and whisk. Add cheese to tighten and salt, pepper, and Trinity to taste.
For Catfish:
Season fish on both sides with blackening seasoning. Add butter to skillet, place fish presentation side down and let sear till crisp edges. Flip fish over and repeat. Serve over grits.
For Blue Crab:
Add butter to the skillet after fish, toss blue crab in butter sauce to heat up. Remove and top over fish.
Calories: 690
44g Fat (25g Saturated fat, 225mg Cholesterol.) 1420mg Sodium. 27g Carbohydrates (6g Fiber, 2g Total sugar.) 40g Protein.
Lower Fat: Use light butter spread such as Smart Balance Light and reduce by half. Use fat-free microwave popcorn, and low-fat cheese. 366 Calories. 10g Fat (3g Saturated fat, 155mg Cholesterol.) 1020mg Sodium. 21g Carbohydrates (5g Fiber, 2g Total sugar.) 40g Protein.
Lower Carbohydrate: Substitute 4 cups of cooked cauliflower rice for “grits” and continue with recipe. 480 Calories. 31g Fat (18g Saturated fat, 225mg Cholesterol.) 1125mg Sodium. 7g Carbohydrates (3g Fiber, 4g Total sugar.) 38g Protein.
Lower Sodium: Use salt substitute and unsalted popcorn and butter to reduce sodium to 625mg.
Dairy-free: Use vegan butter or margarine and dairy-free cheese. 670 Calories. 41g Fat (12g Saturated fat, 155mg Cholesterol.) 1220mg Sodium. 31g Carbohydrates (6g Fiber, 5g Total sugar.) 38g Protein.
Gluten-free: Ensure blackening seasoning is gluten-free.