Our first attempt with fish

This past week Bryan and I wanted to try to cook fish.

Not much fish was on sale at Publix, so we ended up getting catfish...

We could have taken the easy way out by putting the fish filets in foil with onions, bell peppers and stuck it on the grill or in the oven. But we didn't..

We decided to make orange-glazed catfish! It doesn't sound great at all, we know. However, it was delicious!

For the glaze we used:

2 tablespoons of orange juice
1 tablespoon of honey
1/2 teaspoon of rice wine vinegar

We whisked this together and set aside.

We had two catfish fillets. I rubbed them in olive oil and sprinkled salt and pepper on both sides.

Then, using a brush, we rubbed the glaze on one side of the fillets and let them sizzle in a medium-high heated pan. We continued to brush glaze on each side every time we turned the fillets until the glaze ran out.

Once both sides were a golden brown, we took them off of the heat.

We served the fish with black beans and whole wheat rice.

The dish turned out great. However, I would recommend a better fish such as salmon. Since we were on a budget, and assume some of you might be too, it was a great choice.

Below is the recipe we used for the black beans, which were great as well. If you don't have time to cook the beans, you can easily get a can of black beans on the ethnic ideal of any store for your convenience.

Black Beans

• Soak a bag of black beans in water for 10 minutes
• Put two cups of water in a crock pot or regular pot for the stove and pour the beans in
• Dice up:

              1/4 of a bell pepper

              2 cloves of garlic

              1/3 of a large onion

• Add a package of Sazon seasoning without Annatto
• Cook over night on medium heat
• Stir occasionally and eat when beans are no longer firm