Catfish Teriyaki

1/3 c. teriyaki sauce
4 catfish fillets
2 (10 oz. each) boxes frozen sitr-fry japanese style vegetables and seasonings.
2 Tbsp. Oriental sesame oil
1/2 C. diagonnally sliced green onions
1-1/2 C. chow mein noodles

Remove broiler pan from oven; line with foil. Set oven to broil. Bring teriyaki sauce to a boil in a large skillet. Remove from heat. Add fish fillets; turn to coat and let marinate 3 minutes. Arrange fillets in single layer in a broiler pan. Broil 3 or 4 inches from heat source 9 minutes, or until lightly browned. Discard remaining marinade and rinse skillet. Put vegetables, seasonings and oil in skillet. Cover and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle fish with green onions. Broil 1 minute longer. Serve immediately with the vegetables and noodles. makes 4 servings.

Beer Batter Fried Catfish

1-1/2 lb. catfish fillets, cut into strips
1 C. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 C flat beer
1/2 tsp tabasco sauce
1 inch peanut oil in a skillet

Sift and blend the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Mix the tablespoon cooking oil, beer and tabasco sauce and add to the flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Chill the batter.
Heat the peanut oil to 375 degrees. Dip the cold strips of fish in the cold batter and cook in the hot oil for about 4 minutes. keep each batch of fried fish warm in a 200 degree oven while the next batch is cooking. Allow the oil to return to 375 degrees before cooking more fish. Serve with cocktail or tartar sauce. Serves 4.


Catfish Gumbo

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 C. chopped onion
1 C. chopped green pepper
1 C. sliced celery
4 slices boiled ham, cut into 1 inch squares
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 lb. catfish fillets, cut into 1 inch chunks.
1 (16 0z) can tomatoes, cut up
2-1/2 C. water
1 C. sliced okra
3/4 C. 5-minute rice
2 chicken boullion cubes
Hot pepper sauce (tabasco is fine)

Heat oil in a 3-1/2 quart saucepan over high heat. Add onion, green pepper, celery, ham, garlic. Stir to mix. Cover, cook for 3 minutes, stirring once. Add remaining ingredients, except hot pepper sauce. Cover and cook over high heat 6 to 7 minutes, or until fish is barely opaque in the center. Remove from heat; let stand covered for 3 minutes until rice is tender. Stir in hot pepper sauce to taste. Makes 4 servings.

Canned CatFish

Catfish chunks skinned and with large bones removed
1/2 tsp. canning salt
2 Tbsp. catsup
1 Tbsp. white vinegar
1 Tbsp. oil

Fish should be cut into 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 inch pieces. Drain well. Fill pint jars 1 inch from top. Add to each jar the ingredients listed above. Seal jars and process in pressure cooker for 1 hour and 40 minutes at 15 pounds pressure. The fish can be eaten as soon as the jars have cooled.

FRIED CATFISHFILLETS

Catfish fillets
Yellow corn meal
Salt and pepper
Oil

Put catfish fillets in cold water. Season corn meal with salt and pepper. Put fillets in corn meal and coat thoroughly. Fry in hot oil. Turn fish once. Drain on paper towels or brown bags.

Serve with french fries, slaw, hushpuppies, lots of ketchup, tartar sauce, and lemons!


Note: Fry whole catfish with corn meal and seasoning. Delicious!


HUSHPUPPIES

1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups corn meal
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup milk

Sift together dry ingredients. Add onion.. Add beaten egg and milk to dry ingredients, stirring lightly. Drop a tablespoon of batter into hot deep fat, frying only a few at a time until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
SMOKED CATFISH

Season catfish fillets with creole seasoning. Cook on hot grill, that has been sprayed with no stick cooking spray, until the fish are firm and flakes easily with a fork.

Serve with Cocktail Sauce or Horseradish Sauce.


Cocktail Sauce

Mix together the following:
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon horseradish
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Refrigerate until ready to use.



Horseradish Sauce

Mix together the following:
1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
1 1/2 tablespoons horseradish
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon seasoned pepper

Refrigerate. This will keep at least a week in the refrigerator.
CATFISH PARMESAN

2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup milk
5 to 6 small catfish fillets (about 2 pounds)
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/3 cup sliced almonds

Combine first 5 ingredients; stir well. Combine egg and milk; stir well. Dip fillets in egg mixture; dredge in flour mixture.

Arrange in a lightly greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish; drizzle with butter. Sprinkle almonds over top.

Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

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