Recipes wanted: fried catfish

Skybird · 08-05-19, 04:07 PM

Yumyum, that was, good, but not that special as I hoped for.

I cut the filet in 2-finger-sized pieces, coated them in a breading of whipped egg, corn flour and normal flour mixed with salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, paprika powder, and fried it in a deep fryer for 5 minutes. The result was what looked like fried chicken nuggets, and tasted almost exactly like that.

Hm. Fish. Chicken Wings. Think again.

I had several dips, of which Heionz Spanish Tomato Cheyenne sauce and Heinz sweet chili sauce worked very good, also a Danish Burger sauce I tried. The other attempts I had did not convince.

The problem is, when you cover something in flour or breading and then pout it into frying oil, it all tends to taste the same. Its a good taste, thats why this kind of junk food - chicken wings - are so popular, the taste of fried coating is attractive (and very unhealthy, of course). But everythign tastes the same, no matter what the coating hides: beef, pig, vegetable, fish, chicken - it all tastes like fried chicken nuggets.

5 minutes was too long, 3 or 4 minutes at 150°C would work better, the fish was still in one piece inside the coatingk, but very soft. The consistence reminded me of what in German wrongly is named "Seelachs", and that is a covering name for coalfish/Bostoin Blue/Saithe - there is no such fish like "Seelachs". The taste was extrenely mild. Nutrition-wise, "Seelachs" is not very worthy a table fish (thats why the industry loves it, its cheap for them to process - Fischstäbchen and the likes - , but can be sold at higher price), catfish scores much better.

So while the taste for itself was providing me a nice and not unwelcomed fast food experience and I enjoyed eating it, it was not what I expect from eating "fish".

I will try again, this time frying in a pan or even grilling, and giving the fish shorter time in the heat, and hopefully getting a more firm bite from the meat. Also, I then can use more subtle dressings, using olive oil, lemon juice and dill, salt, pepper.

Good first try, but I want more, and better. At least I learned that catfish is an absolutely acceptable alternative. I like it.

08-05-19, 04:07 PM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,694 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yumyum, that was, good, but not that special as I hoped for. I cut the filet in 2-finger-sized pieces, coated them in a breading of whipped egg, corn flour and normal flour mixed with salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, paprika powder, and fried it in a deep fryer for 5 minutes. The result was what looked like fried chicken nuggets, and tasted almost exactly like that. Hm. Fish. Chicken Wings. Think again. I had several dips, of which Heionz Spanish Tomato Cheyenne sauce and Heinz sweet chili sauce worked very good, also a Danish Burger sauce I tried. The other attempts I had did not convince. The problem is, when you cover something in flour or breading and then pout it into frying oil, it all tends to taste the same. Its a good taste, thats why this kind of junk food - chicken wings - are so popular, the taste of fried coating is attractive (and very unhealthy, of course). But everythign tastes the same, no matter what the coating hides: beef, pig, vegetable, fish, chicken - it all tastes like fried chicken nuggets. 5 minutes was too long, 3 or 4 minutes at 150°C would work better, the fish was still in one piece inside the coatingk, but very soft. The consistence reminded me of what in German wrongly is named "Seelachs", and that is a covering name for coalfish/Bostoin Blue/Saithe - there is no such fish like "Seelachs". The taste was extrenely mild. Nutrition-wise, "Seelachs" is not very worthy a table fish (thats why the industry loves it, its cheap for them to process - Fischstäbchen and the likes - , but can be sold at higher price), catfish scores much better. So while the taste for itself was providing me a nice and not unwelcomed fast food experience and I enjoyed eating it, it was not what I expect from eating "fish". I will try again, this time frying in a pan or even grilling, and giving the fish shorter time in the heat, and hopefully getting a more firm bite from the meat. Also, I then can use more subtle dressings, using olive oil, lemon juice and dill, salt, pepper. Good first try, but I want more, and better. At least I learned that catfish is an absolutely acceptable alternative. I like it. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 08-05-19 at 04:17 PM.