Catfish Bread Recipes

SOUTHERN FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix buttermilk, water, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture into a flat pan large enough to hold the fillets. Spread fish in one layer over bottom of pan, turning to coat each side, and set aside to marinate.
• In a 2 gallon resealable plastic bag, combine the cornmeal, flour, and seafood seasoning. Add fish to mixture, a few fillets at a time, and tumble gently to coat evenly.
• Heat oil in deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
• Deep fry fillets until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Avoid overcrowding so fillets have room to brown properly. Fish should be slightly crisp outside, and moist and flaky inside. Drain on paper towels.

ONION DIJON CRUSTED CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, mix together the onion and mustard. Season the catfish fillets with garlic salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray and coat with the onion and honey. Sprinkle parsley flakes over the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn the oven to broil. Broil until golden, 3 to 5 minutes.

CATFISH PARMESAN

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley and seasonings. Dip catfish in butter, then in crumb mixture. Arrange in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 20-25 minutes. If desired, serve with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

FRIED CATFISH

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan, heat warming oven: In a heavy frying pan (I prefer to use cast iron), pour enough oil to come 1/2 inch up the sides of the pan. Heat the pan on medium-high. Heat your oven to 200°F and lay a cookie sheet inside. Place a wire rack on top of the cookie sheet.
• Mix together cornmeal, flour, spices for dredging: Mix the cornmeal, flour and spices together. (Or you can substitute your favorite seasoning instead.) Place in a shallow dish for dredging.

CATFISH WITH CORNMEAL BREADING

Steps:

• Put flour in shallow dish.
• Combine eggs, milk, and salt in another bowl.
• Combine cornmeal, celery salt, paprika, pepper and mustard in shallow dish.
• Lightly coat fish in flour.
• Dip in milk/egg wash.
• Coat with corn meal.
• Put fish on paper towels on a baking sheet.
• Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Heat oil to 375 in a deep heavy pan.
• Heat oven to 300.
• Carefully add fish in batches to hot oil.
• Lower heat to medium high.
• Turn fish, cook until coating is golden brown and fish is opaque.
• Remove fish, drain on paper towels.
• Keep warm in oven.
• Serve with lemon wedges and tartar sauce.

CATFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Saute the onion, celery, and pepper with 3 tablespoons of the margarine. When wilted, add the catfish chunks and the remaining 1 tablespoon margarine together with liquid crab boil and mix well. As catfish cooks, break up fish with a cooking spoon. Set catfish mixture aside.
• In a microwave oven, melt cream cheese on HIGH for 1 minute. Add ketchup, parsley, and pepper and mix well. Fold cream cheese mixture into catfish mixture and add Italian bread crumbs.
• Microwave mixture on HIGH for 8 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking. Cut French bread lengthwise. Place on cookie sheet, sliced side up. Spread catfish mixture on each length of bread. Sprinkle with mozzarella and cheddar mixture.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Cut into individual slices. Serve and enjoy!

CATFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in saucepan on stovetop. Brown onions and tasso for 3 minutes. Add the bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic and bay leaves. Simmer for 3 minutes. Add the catfish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, hot sauce, black pepper, oregano, marjoram, thyme, white pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, rosemary, and parsley flakes and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring only a few times as stirring will cause fish to break up too much. Add green onions and cream and simmer for 10 minutes stirring only when necessary. Serve immediately over pasta.