Blackened Fish

Title:
Blackened Fish

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Fish,
Cajun,
Ethnic,
Seafood




Ingredients:





     4    Fish steaks or fillets


          - about 8 oz ea


     1 c  Butter, unsalted


     1 tb Paprika


     1 ts Garlic powder


     1 ts Cayenne powder


   1/2 ts White pepper; ground


     1 ts Black pepper; finely ground


     2 ts Salt


     1 ts Dried thyme






 1. Melt the butter and pour about half into each of four custard cups and


 set aside. 2. Brush each fish steak liberally with the remaining butter on


 both sides. 3. Mix together the spices and thyme and sprinkle generously on


 each side of the steaks, patting it on by hand. 4. Heat a large frying pan


 and add about 1 tbsp butter per fish steak. When butter is hot, add the


 fish, skin side down first. 5. Turn the fish over when the underside is


 very brown and repeat with the remaining side. Add more butter as necessary


 during cooking. 6. When the top side of the fish is very dark brown, repeat


 with the remaining fish fillets, keeping them warm while cooking the rest.


 7. Serve the fish immediately with the cups of butter for dipping.