Baked Lemon-Dill Catfish

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup buttermilk 
• 16 ounce catfish fillets 
• 1 cup breadcrumbs dry fine
• 2 tablespoons optional: dill fresh chopped
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 3 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind grated
• 0.5 cup mayonnaise 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• paper towels
• oven
• aluminum foil
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Stir together mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Place half of mayonnaise mixture in another small bowl to serve with fish; cover and chill until ready to serve.
3. Rinse fillets, and pat dry with paper towels.
4. Brush fillets evenly with remaining half of mayonnaise mixture; sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper. Dredge fillets in breadcrumbs. Arrange fillets on a lightly greased rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.
5. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork and is opaque throughout.
6. Serve immediately with chilled mayonnaise mixture.