Pan Fried Catfish With A Crawfish Cream Sauce

In Louisiana we have 5 seasons Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and CRAWFISH SEASON. Any Louisianan can tell you when they’re coming, when to get the big ones, and when the price per pound will drop. I’m pretty sure most of us learned to peel crawfish before we learned our ABCs.  I mean it was either they teach us or spend the entire crawfish boil peeling crawdads for us tiny tots. Today I’m going to share a recipe with this local delicacy ( already peeled like ya mom and dem use to do for ya )..

Pan Fried Catfish With A Crawfish Cream Sauce
Keto Macros (per 1 filet and ¼ cup sauce) Calories 230 Fat 31g Protein 15g Carb 2g

Ingredients
Catfish Filets ( wild caught are your best bet )
1 Cup Peeled Crawfish Tails ( can be fresh or found frozen in the seafood section of your grocery )
3Tbsp Butter
1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2Tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
1tsp Minced Garlic
1Tbsp Cloves
Cajun Seasoning
Onion Powder
Salt
Pepper

Season your filets with Cajun Seasoning, Salt, Pepper, and Onion Powder. In a medium sized skillet on medium heat melt 1tbsp butter . Make sure it spreads evenly across pan surface. Once the pan is good and hot but before the butter browns place your filets in the skillet. Cook filet for about 5 minutes or until bottom is a golden crispy color. Flip. Cook other side the same.  Once your filets are completely cooked remove from skillet and turn skillet down to low-med heat. Do NOT clean the skillet lol. Place remaining 2 tbsp butter in skillet along with the minced garlic and cloves. Stir around enough to get the debris from the bottom of skillet. Add in your crawfish tails . Let those simmer down for just a minute. Stir in your heavy whipping cream . Cook down for a few minutes ( until cream begins bubbling real nice ) . Taste your sauce to see if any more salt or pepper may be needed . Once your satisfied with the taste add in your parmesan cheese . Stir real nice for another couple minutes . Plate fish .. Cover in about ¼ Cup of your cream sauce … Garnish with some fresh chopped green onion if desired. Enjoy!!!!