Blackened Catfish with Comeback Sauce

5 from 2 votes

Blackened Catfish with Comeback Sauce- catfish fillets are coated in melted butter and cajun spices and cooked in a super hot cast iron pan. Served with a tangy Comeback Sauce for even more flavor.

Course: Dinner, Main Dish

Servings:

Equipment

cast iron pan

Ingredients

Comeback Sauce

½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 teaspoons Texas Pete
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder

Blackening Rub

2 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons onion powder
1½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Remaining Ingredients

2 to 3 catfish fillets
6 tablespoons melted butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
lemon wedges

Instructions

Make Comeback Sauce. Stir together all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
In a small bowl, stir together all spice rub ingredients.
Pat catfish dry with paper towels. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the melted butter on the catfish.
Sprinkle top of fillets with blackening seasoning. (Note: you will not use all of the blackening seasoning.)
Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the melted butter on the catfish.
Heat a cast iron pan over medium-high heat until very hot. Add about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the skillet .
Place catfish, seasoned side down in pan. Cook for about 3 minutes and then flip over. Continue to cook until fish is cooked through (it will be opaque all the way through and it will flake easily.)
Serve catfish with Comeback Sauce and lemon wedges.

Notes

You can use another hot sauce in place of Texas Pete.

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