Fried Catfish With a Creamy Thai Sauce

Fried Catfish With a Creamy Thai Sauce

Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 farm-raised catfish fillets
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, to cover bottom of pan
• 1/2 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 tablespoon crushed coriander seed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
• 1/4 cup flour

Directions

• 1 Combine spices, salt, cornmeal, flour
• 2 Coat catfish with mixture
• 3 Let sit while making sauce
• 4 In a saucepan heat 2 teaspoons oil add and saute onions, ginger, garlic and lemon grass until soft
• 5 Add red curry paste and cook add brown sugar, fish sauce, coconut milk, basil and lime juice
• 6 Stir mixture
• 7 Place 1 cup of sauce mixture in a blender with cashews blending (carefully hot) well add back to pot
• 8 Cook over medium heat until thick about 5 minutes
• 9 Heat 2 tablespoons oil shaking off excess breading
• 10 Add catfish and fry until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes on each side depending on size
• 11 Remove and drain on paper towels
• 12 Salt fish
• 13 Serve with white rice
• 14 Placing the fish over the rice and topping with coconut sauce