Dinner Tonight: Open-Faced Blackened Catfish Sandwiches

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This Cajun-inspired catfish sandwich is served open faced and topped with a creamy slaw packed with fresh cilantro.

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00:00 Hi, I'm Holly, food editor at MyRecipes.com.

00:03 Dinner tonight will show you how to make

00:05 a healthy and delicious supper in less than 45 minutes.

00:08 (upbeat music)

00:11 Give catfish a flavor punch

00:16 by using a blackening season blend.

00:18 This Cajun-inspired sandwich is served open-faced

00:21 and topped with slaw,

00:22 and takes less than 20 minutes to make.

00:25 I'll start by making my blackening season.

00:28 I have paprika,

00:31 dried oregano,

00:33 red pepper, that gives us the heat,

00:37 and some salt and pepper.

00:41 And then combine the ingredients.

00:42 (scraping)

00:44 I'll get my oil hot in the cast iron skillet,

00:51 and then season my fish.

00:53 You want to sprinkle both sides of the fish.

00:57 And depending on the size of the pan,

00:58 you may need to cook in batches.

01:01 Just rub the blend in.

01:03 (sizzling)

01:10 So I'll cook each piece of fish

01:11 for about three to four minutes on each side.

01:14 (sizzling)

01:16 The catfish smells amazing.

01:20 You can really smell the paprika.

01:23 These are ready, so I'll go ahead and take them out.

01:26 You'll know they're done when they start to flake.

01:29 I have a great slaw recipe to top the fish sandwich with.

01:34 I start with Greek yogurt,

01:35 because Greek yogurt has more protein and more nutrients,

01:38 and it's a great sub for mayonnaise or sour cream.

01:41 So I have some plain Greek yogurt,

01:44 and I'll add honey,

01:48 and some lime juice.

01:50 Then just whisk this together.

01:55 Now once this mixture is smooth and creamy,

01:58 add two cups of coleslaw.

02:00 And just to save time, I'm using the pre-shredded slaw.

02:04 It's so much easier.

02:06 Just give this a toss.

02:10 Then one more ingredient for the slaw,

02:15 some fresh cilantro.

02:17 The slaw can stand alone,

02:18 but I love it topped on the sandwich.

02:21 Now that this is combined,

02:23 I'll let my fish finish cooking,

02:25 and then I'll be ready to eat.

02:27 The sandwich is served open-faced,

02:29 so I'm losing the top piece of bread

02:31 and cutting back on the calories.

02:33 I'll add the creamy slaw as my base,

02:37 and then top with some fish.

02:39 This is definitely a knife and fork type of sandwich.

02:42 I'll add just a bit more slaw to the top.

02:46 That makes for a pretty presentation.

02:48 And then give it a fresh squeeze of lime juice.

02:52 This recipe is so simple and has so much flavor.

02:57 I hope you enjoy it for your dinner tonight.

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