Romantic dinners can be fast inexpensive and intimate. Food sometimes illuminates the flavor of a culture gone past. A culture during a time when we our ancestors were negroe, colored or just plain black. Our ethnic dishes accentuate our African American roots and ingredients of dexterity. Home made dishes from home grown heroes. Entrees, dinners and desserts that have coursed time and challenged assimilation. The recipes here on this site have been selected for their simplicity and detail. So enjoy and hopefully these will soon be your favorite dishes. Health food is great, but, every one needs a break now and then...

 

Louisianan Blackened Catfish

Preparation Time: 15 minutes 1 hour marinate
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 catfish fillets
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 garlic clove, finely minced
• 1 shallot, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 cup yellow corn meal
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• juice of 2 lemons

Sprinkle the paprika, garlic, shallot, cayenne, black pepper, salt and oregano over the fillets. To marinate refrigerate for 1 hour.

Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Dredge the catfish in the corn meal. Shake off any excess. Place the catfish in the hot oil and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until blackened.

Before removing from heat add the lime juice. Serves 4.