It's catfish tonight y'all

Hello Messy Chefs everywhere..

Tonight is catfish monday. I am doing fried catfish, roasted garlic ( organic) potatoes and a stir fry veggie of zucchini and squash. My oh my must get cooking

OK Eating now. Took about an hour to prep, cook and get eating. Potatoes take about 45 to 50 min in 450 degree oven. I use a recipe I found in Cooks Country magazine. Garlic roasted potatoes can be tricky..garlic burns, taters not crisp ets. Their recipe comes out great every time..brown, crispy, garlicky and just plain yummy.

Zucchini and squash are also organic. Just a simple dice and sauted in garlic and oil on the stove. I need to remember to use a bigger skillet. Crowding the veggies results in steamed veggies , not
stir fried.

Catfish...YUMO...I finally think I have it down. Not greasy, burnt, under or over cooked. Just nice and flaky. Not a hard crust, like beer batter fish though. A light breading of cornmeal, flour and spices and cooked over a bit of oil over medium-ish heat. Too much and it burns, too low and it gets greasy. It's a trial and error thing. And goodness knows, I am still trying. I did well today, but who knows, next time I am burn the whole damn thing :)

That's it for now for all you Messy Chef's out there.

Keep cooking and remember....
It's good to be messy.

MMC