Red Potato Crusted Fish

Red Potato Crusted Fish

Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb catfish (3 filets) or 1 lb tilapia fillet, washed and dried (3 filets)
• 1 small egg, lightly beaten
• 1 large red potatoes, sliced into 1/8 inch rounds so you can almost see th them
• 2 -3 teaspoons butter, plus
• 2 -3 teaspoons olive oil, to cover bottom of pan
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 lemon, sliced (to garnish)

Directions

• 1 Mix basil, paprika, garlic salt, pepper and rub into filets.
• 2 Brush fish with egg then place 6 slices of potato to cover fish.
• 3 Heat oil and butter in pan.
• 4 Gentle place potato side down in hot pan and do not move.
• 5 Place on top side six more slices of potato.
• 6 Cook till you see the edges are browning and the filtes move easily about 4-5 minutes.
• 7 Ever so carefully flip fish away from you.
• 8 Trying to keep the potatoes in place.
• 9 Fry for 4 more minutes.
• 10 Drain on paper towel.
• 11 Serve hot seasoned with salt,lemon juice and garnish with lemon slices.
• 12 OPTIONAL --
• 13 Pan fry the one side then place the oven proof pan under the broiler to finish cooking and browning the top side.
• 14 So you don`t have to flip.
• 15 Just keep an eye not to burn it.