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
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.