Cajun Catfish Bites with Spicy Strawberry Sauce

Ingredients:

2 lbs. North Shore Fresh Catfish fillets, cut into 11/2 “ squares (approximately)

TT Salt & Pepper

2 ozs. Hot Pepper sauce

1/12 C Strawberry preserves

½ C Haserot Red Wine Vinegar

1 T Soy sauce

¼ C North Shore Cocktail sauce

1 ea Natural Pak Garlic clove, minced

2 tsp White Mustang Horseradish

¾ C Cornmeal

¾ C Baker Boy A/P flour

½ C Bocelli Canola / Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blend

Directions:

Place fish chunks in shallow dish and season with salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce

Cover fish chunks and refrigerate 1 hour

In small pan combine preserves, vinegar, soy, cocktail sauce, garlic and horseradish

Simmer sauce over low heat stirring occasionally

Blend flour and cornmeal

Drain catfish and dredge completely in flour mix - coat well on all sides

Heat oil in sauté pan over medium high flame (to shimmer)

Add catfish bites and sauté until browned on both sides and cooked through

Spoon 2 ounces of strawberry sauce into glass ramekin

Arrange a small lettuce cup on each service plate

Place catfish bites into lettuce cup, set ramekin of sauce beside

Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and sliced fresh strawberries