My husband loves fish. Since I am allergic, I don’t partake. Swai was on sale at the grocery so we picked some up. Since he has never tried it before, I decided to cook it in a familiar way for him. He devoured it. I served this with honeyed carrots and fried yellow squash.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 4 (4 ounce) fillets swai fish
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- ¼ cup water
Steps
- Combine red pepper flakes, seafood seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Spread corn meal into a shallow bowl. Season swai fish with red pepper flake mixture and press each fillet into cornmeal to coat. Wrap coated fillets in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Unwrap fish and place in the hot oil; cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Add water, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook, flipping occasionally, until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes.
