18 Catfish Recipes You Would Love To Make
Are you a catfish lover? If yes, then you will love this post, and if no then after reading this post you will become a catfish lover. There are so many varieties of catfish recipes and each has its own unique flavor. After reading this post you can’t wait to try one of these for sure.
Let’s find the
Best Catfish Recipes
1. Blackened Catfish
The blackened catfish is spicy, juicy, and crunchy. The flavor is mouth-watering.
You can use the same recipe to make other fish also and it will also taste amazing.
The dish is best enjoyed with white rice.
It takes around half an hour to make the recipe.
To make the recipe you need to prepare the cajun seasoning. You can make it with a mix of sweet paprika, oregano, black pepper, celery, and thyme.
Also, you need to make maque choux that includes ingredients like green pepper, tabasco sauce, corn kernels, and butter.
With a combination of cajun seasoning, catfish, and butter you can make this lovely dish.
2. Southern Fried Catfish
This delicious fried fish is crunchy on the outside and fluffy inside. The taste of this recipe is at par with the taste you will get at any high-end restaurant.
The flavor is simply outstanding and the most traditional way to make it is to fry it in cornmeal.
Instead of olive oil either use canola oil or vegetable oil as this recipe requires high-heat oil.
Before frying the catfish soak it in the buttermilk to get rid of the fishy smell.
The recipe takes around 17 minutes to make.
The temperature of the oil should be around 350°F to get the best outcome.
To make this recipe the ingredients needed are catfish, buttermilk, cayenne pepper, cornmeal, salt, vegetable, or canola oil.
It is best served with coleslaw and tartar sauce.
It is one of the best-fried catfish recipes.
3. Fried Catfish Nuggets
These crispy nuggets are a hit with my family.
We don’t like it very crispy but if you want very crispy nuggets put more amount of cornmeal.
If you want a gluten-free recipe you can skip all-purpose flour and instead use almond flour.
The recipe takes around 70 minutes to make.
With a combination of canola oil, catfish fillets, cornmeal, onion, and all-purpose flour you can make these nuggets.
People who are very health conscious can make these nuggets in an air-fryer.
Whenever I make them we finish them off then and there but if you have leftovers you can keep them in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for up to 4 days.
Just reheat and enjoy again.
4. Baked Catfish With Herbs
It is a perfect weeknight dinner recipe.
We all know fried stuff tastes amazing but this baked version of catfish is equally good and it is healthy too.
The best part is almost all the ingredients used in this recipe will be available in your pantry.
The recipe takes only 20 minutes of your time.
To make this recipe you need to preheat the oven to 350°F.
With a combination of parsley, catfish, paprika, oregano, and butter you can make this lovely catfish recipe.
You can serve it with roasted asparagus.
5. Catfish With Lemon Thyme Sauce
This recipe can be prepared within minutes and for this, you need a non-stick skillet.
It is best served with salad.
Coat catfish fillets with olive oil on both sides.
The ingredients needed are catfish fillet, plain flour, heavy cream, black pepper, garlic, and thyme leaves.
6. Spicy Sweet Cast Iron Catfish
There is more than just burgers this summer season. Here comes spicy sweet cast iron catfish.
It is one of my favorite catfish recipes. I make it once every couple of months.
As the name suggests you need a cast-iron skillet.
The recipe takes only 12 minutes to make.
The ingredients needed are catfish fillet, garlic, cayenne pepper, oregano, and canola oil.
7. Vietnamese Caramalized Catfish
It is a great weeknight dinner recipe.
To get the best taste of the catfish marinate it for 15 minutes in fish sauce and soy sauce.
The dish is best served with white rice.
If you want a gluten-free recipe then you can skip the soy sauce and instead use tamari.
The recipe takes around half an hour to make.
The ingredients needed are dark soy sauce, green onions, catfish, fish sauce, and coconut water.
8. Crunchy Catfish Tacos With Tequila Creamed Corn
It is one of the best Southern tacos.
You need to cut catfish into bite-size pieces.
It does not even take half an hour to make this recipe.
To make tequila corned cream you need butter, heavy cream, corn, cilantro, and bell pepper. For tacos, you need flour tortilla, salsa, sour cream.
To make this delicious catfish recipe you need catfish fillets, all-purpose flour, hot sauce, baking powder, and panko crumbs.
9. Catfish Stew
You can make it as a lunch or dinner recipe.
The recipe takes around 45 minutes to make.
The ingredients needed are ketchup, potatoes, catfish skillet, bacon, black pepper, and celery.
10. Beer Battered Catfish
It is one of the easiest catfish recipes and once you will make it you will crave it again and again.
It takes around half an hour to make.
The ingredients needed are all-purpose flour, beer, paprika, catfish, and cornstarch.
11. Pineapple Honey Bourbon Grilled Catfish
This flavored catfish is delicious and healthy.
The recipe takes around 40 minutes to make.
The ingredients needed are catfish fillets, black pepper, crushed pineapple, smoked paprika, and honey bourbon marinade.
12. Smoked Catfish
Though this recipe takes a little longer to make, it is completely worth the effort as you will earn a lot of praise.
Preheat the grill to 275°F.
The ingredients needed are buttermilk, catfish, ground black pepper, oregano, and hot sauce.
13. Fried Catfish Po-Boy
It is one of the best catfish sandwiches.
It takes around half an hour to make.
With a combination of coleslaw mix, catfish fillets, all-purpose flour, sandwich pickles, hot sauce, and eggs you can make this lovely sandwich.
14. BBQ Catfish
Always wash catfish with cold water before you grill them. But before you grill make sure the catfish is completely dry.
Put olive oil on both sides of the catfish.
The ingredients required are bbq dry rub, olive oil, catfish fillets, and bbq sauce.
15. Cajun Catfish Cakes With Remoulade
Catfish cakes are definitely on my menu whenever I host a party during summer.
These are pretty easy to make and take around 40 minutes to get ready.
The ingredients needed are catfish fillets, canola oil, beaten egg, crackers, hot sauce, cajun seasoning,and remoulade.
16. Open-Faced Catfish Sandwiches
This is one of my favorite catfish recipes.
I love to make it for breakfast and everyone in my family loves it.
The ingredients needed are Greek yogurt, oregano, catfish fillets, sourdough bread, and honey.
17. Pretzel Crusted Catfish
You need an electric skillet to make this recipe.
Heat the oil in the electric skillet to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients needed are catfish fillets, pepper, dijon mustard, salt, and all-purpose flour.
18. Caramel Coated Catfish
This is another catfish recipe cooked in the Vietnamese way.
To make this recipe you need a combination of catfish fillets, sugar, lime juice, cilantro, and red pepper flakes.
It is one of the best catfish recipes for sure.
