Best 12 Oven Fried Catfish Recipes

SOUTHERN-STYLE OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 13x9 glass baking dish with the oil, and set aside.
• Rinse the catfish fillets, and pat dry. In a shallow bowl, combine the cornmeal, creole seasoning, paprika, sugar, and black pepper. Combine the eggs and hot sauce or water in a another bowl. Dip the fillets in the egg mixture, dredge in the cornmeal mixture, and arrange in the baking pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown. Turn once during cooking. Place catfish on a paper-towel lined plate, and serve immediately with additional hot sauce.

OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Pat fish dry with paper towels. In a shallow bowl, combine the cornflake crumbs, celery salt, onion powder, paprika and pepper. In another bowl, beat the egg white and milk. Dip fillets into egg white mixture, then coat with crumb mixture. , Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

OVEN-FRIED CATFISH WITH RéMOULADE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make fish:
• Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in middle.
• Brush a baking pan with 2 tablespoons oil.
• Combine bread crumbs, cornmeal, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large sealable plastic bag and shake to mix.
• Season fish with salt and pepper on both sides. Working with 1 piece at a time, dip fish in eggs, letting excess drip off, then put in bag and shake to coat well with crumbs.
• Transfer fish to baking pan and bake until undersides are golden, about 6 minutes. Drizzle fish with remaining 2 tablespoons oil, then carefully turn over and cook until golden and just cooked thourough, about 6 minutes more.
• Make rémoulade while fish bakes:
• Whisk together all rémoulade ingredients and salt to taste. Serve fish with sauce on the side.

OVEN-FRIED CATFISH WITH DILL TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.Place breadcrumbs and melted butter in separate shallow dishes. Cut each fish fillet crosswise in half. Season fish with salt and pepper. Dip fish into butter, then into breadcrumbs, coating completely; place fish on baking sheet. Bake fish until crisp, brown and just cooked through, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir mayonnaise, relish, dill and capers in small bowl to blend. Season tartar sauce with salt and pepper.
• Transfer fish to plates. Serve fish with tartar sauce.

OVEN FRIED CATFISH NUGGETS

Steps:

• Combine bread crumbs, cornflakes, Parmesan Cheese, and Cajun seasoning in a bowl.
• Coat fish with butter - flavored nonstick cooking spray, then roll in crumb mixture.
• Place on baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CAJUN OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Move oven rack to position slightly above middle of oven. Heat oven to 500 degrees. Remove and discard skin from fish. Cut fish into 2x 1 1/2" pieces.
• Mix buttermilk and egg white with fork. MIx cornmeal, bread crumbs, and cajun creole seasoning. Dip fish into buttermilk mixture, then coat with cornmeal mixture. Place in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2". Lightly spray cooking spray on fish.
• Bake uncovered about 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve with lemon wedges.

CORNMEAL CRUSTED OVEN FRIED CATFISH (WW CORE)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a shallow bowl combine the cornmeal with all the powdered spices listed. In a second bowl add the milk and hot sauce (if desired).
• Dredge the cleaned catfish fillets in the milk, then dip into the cornmeal coating on both sides. You may need to press down a bit to make sure the cornmeal adheres to the fish.
• Place the coated fillets on the baking sheet and give the tops a light shot of cooking spray for crispness.
• Bake for 15 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from oven and let cool for a minute before serving.
• Plate with 1/4 asparagus and a lemon wedge.

CRISPY OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Sprinkle fish on both sides with Cajun seasoning.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine egg substitute and skim milk.
• Place cornflake crumbs on a plate.
• One at a time, dip catfish fillets into egg mixture, then roll in cornflake crumbs.
• Dip and roll fillets again.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Place baking sheet on oven's bottom shelf.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 5 more minutes or until crust is golden and fish flakes easily.

OVEN FRIED CATFISH WITH DILL TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Place breadcrumbs and melted butter in separate shallow dishes.
• Cut each fish fillet crosswise in half.
• Season fish with salt and pepper.
• Dip fish into butter, then into breadcrumbs, coating completely; place fish on baking sheet.
• Bake fish until crisp, brown and just cooked through, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir mayonnaise, relish, dill and capers in small bowl to blend.
• Season tartar sauce with salt and pepper.
• Transfer fish to plates.
• Serve fish with tartar sauce.
• Recipe can be doubled.

OVEN-FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray.
• In a shallow dish, stir together the cornmeal, paprika, thyme, salt, celery seed, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Dip the catfish fillets in milk, then place them into the cornmeal mixture and coat liberally; place on the greased baking sheet. Coat the tops of the fillets with cooking spray until wet.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

OVEN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• 1. Soak the fish in warm milk with salt if it has an odor (MILD fishy odor, not "throw it in the trash because it smells like walking death" odor) but try to buy nice fresh ones, right? It's a French technique I picked up awhile back. Drain the fish after.
• 2. Preheat the oven to 450F and line a baking sheet with nonstick foil. If you don't and the fish sticks to the pan, don't come griping to me. K?
• 3. Dip fish in milk then in coating, then in beaten egg then in the coating again.
• 4. Place fish on the pan, drizzle lightly with olive oil to help browning, bake for 10-15 minutes, then turn it over and bake for 5-10 minutes more or until it is browned nicely.

OVEN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Soak catfish in milk for approximately 1 hour, in the refrigerator. In a bowl, mix together white and yellow cornmeal. Spice up the cornmeal with salt, red and black pepper, granulated garlic, thyme, and Cajun seasoning, to taste.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Take the fish out of the milk and shake off the excess milk. Dip the fish fillets in the spiced cornmeal mixture. Put the fillets on a buttered cookie sheet and drizzle butter over the fish. Or you can use a butter spray. Bake fish in oven for approximately 10 minutes. Time may vary depending on the thickness of fillet. Fish should get a nice crusty, golden color. Serve with tartar sauce.