Cornmeal-crusted Trout/catfish

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -5 medium trout fillets (catfish works well with this recipe also)
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 cup nuts, finely chopped (any kind will do, but i prefer either almonds or pecans)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• vegetable oil (about 1 inch in a frying pan)

Recipe

• 1 beat egg with water in a shallow bowl.
• 2 roll trout in the flour.
• 3 in a small paper or large ziplock bag, combine cornmeal, chopped nuts, salt, pepper, paprika, and ground cumin.
• 4 one piece at a time, dip fish in egg and then place in bag and toss to coat.
• 5 heat veggie oil in frying pan over medium heat.
• 6 fry fish in oil, turning once, till both sides are brown (approx 10 minutes total).
• 7 you can tell when the fish is done, because you can flake it with a fork.
• 8 my hubby likes to sprinkle a little lemon or lime juice on his fish, but i like it just the way it is!