Blackened Catfish and Spicy Rice

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 1 teaspoon cajun spice 
• 16 ounce fillets catfish 
• 0.5 teaspoon dill weed dried
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper 
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme 
• 1 teaspoon juice of lemon to taste
• 0.3 teaspoon lemon pepper 
• 0.5 teaspoon onion powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon paprika 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper sauce hot
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups water 
• 1 cup rice white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan

Directions

1. Bring the rice, water, Cajun seasoning, and hot pepper sauce to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. While rice is cooking, mix thyme, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, dill weed, and lemon pepper in a bowl until well blended.
3. Brush catfish fillets with butter and sprinkle with seasoning mixture other both sides.
4. Heat any remaining melted butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; pan-fry seasoned catfish in butter until fish is easily flaked with a fork, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
5. Serve catfish over a plate of seasoned rice.
6. Pour leftover butter from the skillet over fish and sprinkle with lemon juice.