Pan Fried Blackened Fish

Name: Pan Fried Blackened Fish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 4 fillets, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs fish (catfish, talapia, salmon, halibut, or red snapper); 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme; 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano; 1/4 teaspoon cumin; 3 tablespoons butter

Submitted by hannahsmommma

"This was taken from one of my favorite cookbooks, Miserly Meals! It is the only way we eat fish now!! If you like spicy, you will love this."

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Ready In:: 16mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 4 fillets
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lbs fish (catfish, talapia, salmon, halibut, or red snapper)
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground thyme
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground oregano
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cumin
3 tablespoons butter

directions

Combine all spices on a plate.
melt butter in a skillet.
coat fish with spices.
cook fillets in melted butter, about 3 min on each side.

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Reviews

Wow! I feel so lucky having found this recipe. Been looking on web 2 days now. Not sure why I stopped my search after reading this one but glad I did! I used it on cod fillets. Was short on a couple of spices but improvised and it turned out wonderful. Just a tip to keep in mind though: let fish drain on paper towels before cooking so that water won't interfere with the cooking process. Mine was still delicious but I believe this is supposed to be a drier type of coating. Every few bites you'll taste the oregano and OMG that makes it for me. My husband loved it too and he's hard to please. Thank you hannahsmomma for sharing it. We will be using this recipe again and again.

blueizme
Waaaayyyyyy TOO MUCH salt!!! Everything else would've been perfect. I had exactly 2 lbs and measured as per recipe, except I did 1/2 of the onion powder and more garlic and cumin (just a heaping measurement). Maybe next time, I won't use salt at all, because I never took the "salted" butter into consideration. Hoping, the collard greens I made and the lemon help to cut some of the salt. Super bummed right now.

Kristen M.
My family loved it but I found it a bit salty!

momof3froglovers
Used this recipe with mahi mahi and it was excellent! Spicy but not overly spicy. We will be using this recipe many times in the future.

precision.framing7
Very easy and great taste. I thought it was a little spicy but my DH loved it. Will definitely be making this again. I used flounder. Next time I'm going to try it on salmon. Thanks for sharing!

Janet Curfman