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. Blackened Catfish Recipe This recipe is a quick and easy southern catfish recipe. Restaurant-quality blackened fish is easy to make at home and I love that catfish is inexpensive compared to other fish. Want to save this recipe?Just enter your email and get it sent to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from us every week!Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *Email *Save What To Serve With Catfish Here are some of my favorite sides to serve with catfish. Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, and Onion Salad Pickled Cucumbers and Onions The BEST Jiffy Hush Puppies Buttermilk Cornbread Muffins Stewed Okra and Tomatoes The BEST Corn on the Cob Southern-Style Green Beans Buttermilk Coleslaw What Is Blackening? Blackening is a Cajun and Creole way of cooking fish or meat. The fish or meat is coated in spices heavily and then cooked in a very hot cast iron pan until it develops a charred surface. Blackened food has so much flavor and it can be a little or a lot spicy. The blackening seasoning I use for this recipe is a wonderful combination of paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, celery salt, thyme, oregano, and cayenne pepper. How Spicy Is This Recipe? With a teaspoon of cayenne pepper in the blackening seasoning, this fish has a fair amount of heat but isn’t overly spicy. Reduce the cayenne in half if you don’t want it to have much heat. How To Tell When Catfish Is Done Catfish is done when it turns opaque throughout and flakes easily. Careful not to overcook it or it will be dry. Pin this now to find it laterPin It Print Blackened Catfish with Comeback Sauce 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 3 Calories 686kcal Equipmentcast iron pan IngredientsComeback Sauce½ cup mayonnaise2 tablespoons ketchup2 teaspoons Texas Pete1 teaspoon honey1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce¼ teaspoon garlic powder¼ teaspoon onion powderBlackening Rub2 tablespoons paprika1 teaspoon kosher salt2 teaspoons onion powder1½ teaspoons garlic powder1 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon celery salt1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoon cayenne pepperRemaining Ingredients2 to 3 catfish fillets6 tablespoons melted butter1 tablespoon vegetable oillemon wedges InstructionsMake 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. NotesYou can use another hot sauce in place of Texas Pete. NutritionCalories: 686kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 60g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 22g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 2155mg | Potassium: 768mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3445IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg The post Blackened Catfish with Comeback Sauce appeared first on Spicy Southern Kitchen.