Famous Dave's Blackened Catfish & Shrimp

Note from Cheri: Famous Dave Anderson, of Famous Dave's Ribs N' Blues shared this recipe with Fabulous Foods. Dave likes to serve this seafood with New Orleans style Red Beans & Rice (follow link for recipe). The recipe is part of a collection of "Down Home" cooking in Dave's fabulous book Famous Dave's Backroads and Sidestreets (proceeds from the book benefit charity). Click here to learn more about Famous Dave, his phenomenal rags to riches success story, and of course, more fabulous "Down Home" recipes.

1 C Cajun Dynamite Dust (follow link for recipe) 4 catfish fillets 12 shrimp (26-30 count), peeled 2 T butter

Serves 4 Place the Cajun Dynamite Dust seasoning on a flat plate. Coat each catfish fillet and shrimp with seasoning. Using your hands, rub the seasoning into the fish and shrimp. Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot, add butter and heat until sizzling. Add catfish and shrimp and pan fry until blackened on both sides, turning once. OR (and Dave recommends this second method unless you have a high-draft commercial type exhaust hood on your stove) Pan fry catfish and shrimp as directed over hot coals on a grill outside. Serve on a bed of Red Beans and Rice.