Bronzed Catfish with Couscous - Revision history

Sam I Am at 05:51, 17 December 2007

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Mongol at 22:04, 12 December 2007

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Mongol at 00:05, 11 May 2007

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by [[:category:Mongol's Recipes|Mongol]]

The Mrs was out of town tonight, so I decided to whip up an easy fish dish for one.

==Ingredients==
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For the Catfish
* 1 Catfish Fillet
* Mustard (Dijon is my personal preference)
* Blackening Spice Mix (store bought, or you can use my mix, as follows)
** 1 tablespoon paprika
** 2-1/2 teaspoons salt
** 1 teaspoon onion powder
** 1 teaspoon garlic powder
** 3/4 teaspoon white pepper
** 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
** 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
** 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
** 1-1/2 teaspoon ground oregano

For the Couscous
* 1 Cup Couscous
* 1 Cup Water or Chicken Stock
* Soy Sauce
* Dried Parsley

If you wanted to make this for two, all you would need is an extra catfish fillet. The couscous makes plenty extra for another.

==Procedure==
* Turn on your grill. Turn it to high and close the lid and let it preheat.
* Start by brushing the catfish with a healthy layer of mustard. This is used as a base for the blackening spice. You could skip this, but I think it makes for better spice adhesion.
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* Sprinkle and pat the blackening spice onto the fillet. Put a bunch on, you want total coverage.
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* Like this. Woo.
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* Open your preheated grill. Make sure it's clean.
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* Slap that fish on the grill. Close the lid and let it cook 2-3 minutes.
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* Flip the bitch and cover and cook another 2-3 minutes.
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* Once done, take it off the grill. If you had wanted to make "blackened" catfish instead of "bronzed", all you need is to do this on a cast iron skillet that I know you Goons love that is hotter than hell.
*Now, let's talk couscous. I don't know why there aren't more recipes with couscous in it. It is the best thing ever! Easy as hell and delicious. Let's make some. Combine the water/stock, soy sauce, and parsley and put on the stove. I didn't measure the soy sauce or parsley, just eyeball it. Also, when I make ramen, I don't use the flavor back, and I save them for using with couscous or rice, so I added that too.
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* Once the water is to a boil, throw in your couscous, stir, take off the heat, cover, and forget about for 5 minutes.
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* 5 minutes later, the couscous has sucked up all the water. Fluff with a fork.
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* Make a bed of couscous and lay the catfish on top. I served with some sweet corn. Enjoy.
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 * Make a bed of couscous and lay the catfish on top.  I served with some sweet corn.  Enjoy.
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 * Make a bed of couscous and lay the catfish on top.  I served with some sweet corn.  Enjoy.
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+[[Category:Fish]][[Category:Catfish]][[Category:Couscous]][[Category:Complete Meals]][[Category:Dinner]][[Category:Easy]][[Category:Mongol's Recipes]]