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cooking large catfish

Uploaded on September 22, 2009

A friend gave me some four-pound fillets from a flathead catfish? I cooked a couple small pieces and it tasted just a little strong. Is there a recipe or way to overcome the strong taste?

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from earlyriser81 wrote 6 weeks 5 days ago

I have heard that soaking fillets in a saltwater solution draws the strong taste out. Depending on the fillet it is suggested that you soak no longer than five hours in a mild saltwater (brine)solution.

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from khoff5190 wrote 6 weeks 4 days ago

If you are a fan of spicy foods you may be able to over come the strong taste with a rub with hot sauce or a spice rub. Another way that may or may not work is to soak the fillets in milk for oily fish like larger blue fish this method makes them taste great! Soak for about an hour discard the milk, pat dry the fillets with a paper towel and add your seasoning of choice

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from kent wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I have had lots of catfish in my life.But have never heard of it cooked that way.It sounds so good!!!

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from COLORADOKID wrote 3 weeks 17 hours ago

My grand mother used to soak the catfish in buttermilk to get rid of the strong taste of the bigger fish.

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from khoff5190 wrote 6 weeks 4 days ago

If you are a fan of spicy foods you may be able to over come the strong taste with a rub with hot sauce or a spice rub. Another way that may or may not work is to soak the fillets in milk for oily fish like larger blue fish this method makes them taste great! Soak for about an hour discard the milk, pat dry the fillets with a paper towel and add your seasoning of choice

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from kent wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I have had lots of catfish in my life.But have never heard of it cooked that way.It sounds so good!!!

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from earlyriser81 wrote 6 weeks 5 days ago

I have heard that soaking fillets in a saltwater solution draws the strong taste out. Depending on the fillet it is suggested that you soak no longer than five hours in a mild saltwater (brine)solution.

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from COLORADOKID wrote 3 weeks 17 hours ago

My grand mother used to soak the catfish in buttermilk to get rid of the strong taste of the bigger fish.

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