Sauteed Catfish With Ginger Peach Sauce

* Exported from MasterCook *

SAUTEED CATFISH WITH GINGER PEACH SAUCE

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood Sauces
Main dish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-----GINGER PEACH SAUCE-----
1 tb Butter
1/2 ts Ginger, ground
16 oz Peaches, sliced -- drained
1 c Fruit spread, peach
1 tb Catsup
1 tb Vinegar, white wine
-----CATFISH-----
1/2 c Flour
1 tb Thyme leaves -- crumbled
1 t Salt
1/2 ts Pepper, black
1 1/2 lb Catfish fillets
2 tb Oil
1 tb Butter
1/2 c Pecans, chopped

You may use 1-1/2 c peeled sliced fresh peaches instead of the canned
peaches.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; add ginger and stir 1
minute. If using fresh peaches, add and cook, stirring occasionally, until
peaches are fork tender, about 2 minutes. Add canned peaches, if using, and
preserves; stir until jam melts. Stir in catsup, vinegar and hot pepper
sauce. Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor and whirl until
peaches are coarsely chopped. (Sauce can be cooled and refrigerated up to 2
weeks) To serve, warm sauce, stirring, in a sauce pan over medium heat.

Makes about 2 cups.

In a medium size bowl or pie plate, combine flour, thyme, salt and pepper.
Rinse fish and pat dry. Dredge fish in flour mixture; shake off excess and
lay fillets in a single layer on a plate. In a 10 to 12 inch frying pan
over medium heat, heat oil and butter; add pecans and stir until fragrant,
1 to 2 minutes. Transfer nuts to paper towels to drain. Add fish to pan,
without overlapping (you may need to cook in 2 batches) Cook until fish is
crisp and golden on bottom, about 4 minutes; turn fillets over and cook
until fish is opaque and tender in center of thickest area, another 4
minutes. Transfer fish briefly to paper towels to drain then arrange on
plates. Spoon about 3 Tablespoons warm Ginger Peach Sauce over each
serving; sprinkle with pecans.

Makes 4 servings.

Ginger Peach Sauce is a nice counterpoint to the savory crispness of the
fish. Keep some around to try with fried catfish, fried oysters or grilled
shrimp.

Per serving, including 3 Tablespoons sauce: 433 cal./ 23g prot./ 31g
carbo./ 4g sat./ 11g mono./ 9g poly./ .3g om-3/ 66mg chol./ 413 mg sdm.

From: Simply Seafood Magazine - Winter 1991

Posted on GEnie by S.MEASE [COOKIE LADY], Feb 19, 1992 MM by Sylvia
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