{"id":365,"date":"2009-01-16T22:08:20","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T22:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/?p=365"},"modified":"2009-01-16T22:08:20","modified_gmt":"2009-01-16T22:08:20","slug":"pan-fried-catfish-with-lemon-and-garlic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/?p=365","title":{"rendered":"Pan Fried Catfish with Lemon and Garlic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 (6 to 6 1\/2- ounce) catfish fillets<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Essence or other seasoning salt<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\/4 cup fresh lemon juice<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 tablespoons minced parsley leaves, plus chopped parsley for garnish<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 tablespoons minced garlic<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\/4 cup yellow cornmeal<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\/4 cup all- purpose flour<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\/2 teaspoon salt<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 cup vegetable oil<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lemon wedges, for serving<br \/>\nPlace the catfish in a shallow bowl or baking dish. Season the fillets with 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of the Essence. Add the lemon juice, parsley, and garlic. Turn the catfish several times to coat evenly. Allow mixture to stand at room temperature for up to 10 minutes.\u00a0\u00a0 Combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, and the remaining Essence in a shallow bowl. Remove the catfish from the marinade and dredge in the cornmeal mixture, coating evenly.<br \/>\nHeat the oil in a large, deep, cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the catfish, in batches, and fry until golden brown on both sides, turning once, 3 to 4 minutes per side.<br \/>\nRemove catfish from the skillet with a slotted spatula and drain on paper-towels. Season with salt and serve immediately with additional parsley and lemon wedges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 (6 to 6 1\/2- ounce) catfish fillets \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Essence or other seasoning salt \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\/4 cup fresh lemon juice \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 tablespoons minced parsley leaves, plus chopped parsley for garnish \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 tablespoons minced garlic \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\/4 cup yellow cornmeal \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\/4 cup all- purpose flour \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\/2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":366,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions\/366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.morgeneggweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}