Red Potato Crusted Fish - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 teaspoon dried basil
    1/4 teaspoon paprika
    1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    1 lb catfish (3 filets) or 1 lb tilapia fillet, washed and dried (3 filets)
    1 small egg, lightly beaten
    1 large red potatoes, sliced into 1/8 inch rounds so you can almost see th them
    2 -3 teaspoons butter, plus
    2 -3 teaspoons olive oil, to cover bottom of pan
    1/2 lemon, juice of
    1/2 lemon, sliced (to garnish)
Preparation
    Mix basil, paprika, garlic salt, pepper and rub into filets.
    Brush fish with egg then place 6 slices of potato to cover fish.
    Heat oil and butter in pan.
    Gentle place potato side down in hot pan and do not move.
    Place on top side six more slices of potato.
    Cook till you see the edges are browning and the filtes move easily about 4-5 minutes.
    Ever so carefully flip fish away from you.
    Trying to keep the potatoes in place.
    Fry for 4 more minutes.
    Drain on paper towel.
    Serve hot seasoned with salt,lemon juice and garnish with lemon slices.
    OPTIONAL --
    Pan fry the one side then place the oven proof pan under the broiler to finish cooking and browning the top side.
    So you don`t have to flip.
    Just keep an eye not to burn it.

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