Chat Du Lac (Cajun Catfish Fillets)

Recipe Ingredients

6		Catfish fillets - (about 2lb)
5 tablespoons	75ml	Butter or margarine - softened
1/2 cup	118ml	White wine
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Mushrooms - thinly sliced (2cu
		Salt to taste
		Black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Flour - all-purpose
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
1/2		Juice of lemon
2 tablespoons	30ml	Parmesan cheese - fresh grated
2 tablespoons	30ml	Parsley - finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

1. Thaw frozen fish according to package directions.

2. Rub rectangular baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter.

3. Pat fillets dry; arrange in dish in one layer.

4. Add wine; scatter mushrooms over fish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

5. Bake in preheated 400F oven 10 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in saucepan; add flour, stirring with whisk.

7. Add milk, stirring; when blended and smooth, remove from heat.

8. Pour liquid from baked fish into saucepan, stirring; bring to a boil and cook, stirring often, about 5 minutes.

9. Stir in lemon juice; pour sauce over fish and bake 10 minutes longer.

10. Sprinkle with cheese and parsley; serve hot.

NOTE: Recipe compliments of Craig Claiborne and Trilby's Restaurant of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Source:
LHJ Recipes

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