I bought catfish, it is clean, how do I cook it?

Answer 1

bread it useing egg and bread crumbs
then pan fry it

Answer 2

CLEANING PROCESS:

The first way is skinning and either leaving it whole or fileting the meat off the bones. This way is handy to know if you decide to clean fish over 12 pounds.

Some people like to clean all sizes of fish this way. If you wish you can hang the fish by the mouth and cut the tail off to bleed it. I don't really think it's necessary if the fish is under 10 to 12 pounds. Using a very sharp filet knife, cut the skin starting in front of the dorsal fin, and behind the gills and sidefins. Then cut the skin around the dorsal fin and the fins on the underside of the fish. Cut the belly open being careful not to puncture the stomach or bile bag and remove the guts, and cut the head and tail off. If you have the fish hanging, you might want to leave the head on for now. You might want to rinse out the inside of the fish at this time. Using pliers or skinning pliers, grab hold of the skin in front of the dorsal fin and work your way around the fish pulling the skin off. If you want to keep the fish whole, wash the fish well and package it for freezing.



If you want filets, take that filet knife and starting behind the sidefin cutting so the back side of the filet knife is following the rib bones and try not to cut through the backbone. Rinse the filets thoroughly and package for freezing or however you like.




Using an electric knife to clean catfish.



This is the way I prefer to clean fish, it is lots easier in my opinion. I've found it isn't necessary to spend big bucks on an electric knife for cleaning fish. I use a regular electric knife like a person might use to carve a turkey. I don't recommend using the same knife for both things though, if a person wants to keep the peace at home.

Lay the fish on it's side. Using the electric knife and starting just behind the dorsal fin, come forward toward the head and turn the kife perpedicular to the dorsal fin following the ribs with the back of the blade using the ribs as a guide. Try not to cut through the backbone. Keep going until you almost cut the filet off the fish, but leaving the skin attached to the tail. Flip over the filet skin side down, and starting from the tail, cut the meat off the skin. Until you get the hang of it, you might want to cut off the skin on that side now.

The other side do the same way.

Learning how to clean fish with an electric knife might be frustrating at first, but the practice is worth it and is a big timesaver. Even people I know are old hands at it still get some ribs in their filets, just watch for them and trim them out.

Answer 3

I am from Louisiana and there are two ways to cook it

Catfish Courtbouillion
2 tablespoons roux
2 cups onion, chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped fine
1 can rotel tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato sauce
1 pounds catfish filets
6 cups Water
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 bay leaf
Season fish with salt and pepper. Take 1/2 pound of fish and put it boiling in the 6 cups of water in the 2 quart pot with the bay leaf. Boil Until fish comes apart; and there is about 1 cup of broth left. Then remove bay leaf and discard. Set broth aside. In 3- quart pot, combine roux and Rotel tomatoes and tomato sauce and let cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add onions, bell pepper and celery; saute until wilted. Depending on heat, this should take about 30 minutes. Then take 1/2 of the fish broth and add to pot and let cook about 15 minutes on medium beat. Then add catfish and the other 1/2 of the fish broth and cover and let simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes. Try to stir as little as possible. If you stir too much, fish will come apart. When fish is about done, add green onions and parsley. Taste for seasoning. Add if needed.

Serves 6.

and

Classic Fried Catfish (THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO EAT IT)

¾ cup yellow cornmeal
¼ cup flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
4 catfish fillets or whole catfish
vegetable oil

Combine cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper and garlic powder. Coat catfish with mixture, shaking off excess. Fill deep pot or 12 in. skillet half full with vegetable oil. Heat to 350°. Add catfish in single layer, and fry until golden brown, about 5-6 minutes, depending on size. Remove and drain on paper towels. Dip it in ketchup. So Yummy. I like to sprinkle it with a splash of lemon juice after it's fried.
Makes 4 servings. I like to eat it with fries and hush puppies

Answer 4

CATFISH TACOS WITH TOMATO AND AVOCADO SALSA
1 cup chopped plum tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped peeled avocado
5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons chopped green onion
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
3 teaspoons minced jalapeño chilies with seeds

1 pound catfish fillets
2 garlic cloves, minced

4 5- to 6-inch corn or flour tortillas

2 cups thinly sliced curly leaf lettuce
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix tomatoes, avocado, 2 tablespoons lime juice, onion, cilantro, and 2 teaspoons jalapeños in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Place fish in single layer on small rimmed baking sheet. Mix garlic, 3 tablespoons lime juice, and 1 teaspoon jalapeños in another small bowl. Drizzle half of lime juice mixture over fish; reserve remainder. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; let stand 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in foil, enclosing completely. Place in oven until heated through, about 15 minutes.

Preheat broiler. Broil fish just until opaque in center, about 6 minutes. Cut fish into 1-inch pieces. Top each tortilla with 1/2 cup lettuce, then fish pieces. Drizzle with reserved lime juice mixture. Spoon salsa over; sprinkle with cheese.

Makes 4 servings.

Answer 5

Dip in buttermilk, and coat with Luzianne Cajun Fish Coating. It is sooo good. You can pan fry or put in a fry-daddy for a few minutes and make fish tenders. Serve with Zatarain's Dirty rice.

Answer 6

Dip in egg wash, then dip in corn meal, then deep fry it. You can either do the whole fish (after cleaning it), or make fillets.

Make some corn bread hush puppies, red beans and collard greens and you have yourself a meal.
Delicious.

Answer 7

Take your favorate pancake batter and instead of adding milk, use beer, then dip and deep fry...... Make a tarter saucewith a little hot sauce or tabbasco mixed in for dippin..... Nothin better!

Answer 8

Filet it, and pan fry it in butter.

Actually, you could also search for Catfish recipes on any search engine!

Answer 9

put cajun seasoning, a lemon sliced up, half a small onion, salt, pepper, a dash of olive oil & bake it on 350 for about 35

Answer 10

Dredge it in cornmeal and fry that bad boy. Serve it with grits and a hushpuppy!

Answer 11

dip it in buttermilk and roll it in corn meal. Deep fry it until it floats.
When fish floats in the oil it is done.