Native American Catfish With Pine Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup pine nuts, plus
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
4 catfish fillets
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Spread pine nuts on a baking sheet and toast in oven for about 5 minutes or until golden brown.Cool.
Grind 1/4 cup of pine nuts and reserve remaining for garnish.
Mix ground pine nuts,cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and cumin in a shallow dish.
Dredge fillets in the pine nut mixture.Set aside.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry catfish fillets two at a time in the hot oil for 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork .
Sprinkle fillets with whole pine nuts and serve.