Catfish
The first recorded recipe for catfish dates back to ancient Rome, where it was a popular dish among the lower classes. Catfish continued to be popular in Europe throughout the Middle Ages, often being fried in lard or butter. In the United States, catfish became a staple of the diet of enslaved Africans and their descendants. It was cheap and plentiful, and could be cooked in a variety of ways.
Today, catfish is enjoyed by people all over the world. It can be fried, grilled, baked, or even made into sushi. There are endless possibilities when it comes to catfish recipes, making it a versatile and delicious seafood option.
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Recipes
Todd Richards’s Fried Catfish With Hot Sauce
- hot sauce
- catfish
- black pepper
- cayenne pepper
- garlic
- onion
- buttermilk
- yellow cornmeal
- worcestershire sauce
- vegetable oil
- salt
Big Daddy's Deep-Fried Catfish
- all purpose flour
- cornmeal
- baking powder
- black pepper
- salt
- salt
- lemon
- amber beer
- cayenne pepper
- garlic
- catfish
Classic Southern-Fried Catfish
- all purpose flour
- buttermilk
- cornmeal
- vegetable oil
- cayenne pepper
- paprika
- garlic powder
- salt
- catfish
Foil-Baked Lemon Catfish
- pepper
- margarine
- carrot
- lemon juice
- celery
- green onion
- salt
- lemon
- parsley
- catfish
Simple Grilled Catfish
- catfish
- black pepper
- worcestershire sauce
- salt
Pan Fried Catfish
- buttermilk
- creole seasoning
- salt
- cornmeal
- all purpose flour
- pepper
- canola oil
- catfish
Baked Catfish
- pepper
- salt
- lemon juice
- cilantro
- garlic
- butter
- white wine
- catfish
- paprika
Blackened Catfish
- compound butter
- chive
- chive
- creole seasoning
- lemon
- butter
- creole seasoning
- salt
- black pepper
- lemon
- catfish
Blackened Catfish
- cajun remoulade
- hot sauce
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- thyme
- parsley
- mayonnaise
- salt
- black pepper
- cayenne pepper
- gherkin pickle
- peanut oil
- caper
- catfish
Country Fried Chesapeake Catfish With Jalapeño-Mint Aioli
- AIOLI
- black pepper
- salt
- butter
- olive oil
- mint
- mayonnaise
- lemon juice
- jalapeño
- garlic
- CATFISH
- salt
- onion powder
- smoked paprika
- black pepper
- all purpose flour
- cornmeal
- buttermilk
- vegetable oil
- lemon
- blue catfish
Catfish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw and Chipotle Cream Sauce
- salt
- peanut oil
- salt
- mayonnaise
- chipotles adobo sauce
- garlic
- carrot
- purple onion
- lime
- smoked paprika
- mayonnaise
- monterey jack cheese
- cumin
- monterey jack cheese
- purple cabbage
- white cabbage
- purple onion
- creole mustard
- olive oil
- flour tortilla
- heavy cream
- panko bread crumb
- catfish
- butter
- cilantro
- cilantro
- egg
- jalapeño
- chipotle
- worcestershire sauce
- green onion
Spiced Catfish with Avocado
- Avocado Salad
- basmati rice
- salt
- onion
- lime juice
- avocado
- Fish
- coriander seed
- cumin seed
- oregano
- thyme
- cinnamon
- mace
- sugar
- nutmeg
- olive oil
- water
- poppy seed
- ancho chile
- chipotle chile powder
- salt
- catfish
- garlic
- onion
Catfish Tacos
- canola oil
- cilantro
- salt
- lime
- onion
- all purpose flour
- yellow cornmeal
- buttermilk
- catfish
- paprika
- mayonnaise
- mexican crema
- black pepper
- salt
- red cabbage
- napa cabbage
- cilantro
- lime juice
- seafood seasoning
- chipotle
- hot sauce
- green onion
- carrot
- yellow corn
Blackened Catfish with Trinity of Sauteed Vegetables
- salt
- garlic
- bell pepper
- onion
- canola oil
- cayenne pepper
- cajun seasoning
- parsley
- lemon juice
- conventional white rice
- celery
- catfish
Blackened Catfish Tacos
- hot sauce
- lime
- vegetable oil
- cilantro
- catfish
- avocado
- onion
- sour cream
- cajun blackening seasoning
- ripened tomato
- tortilla
Catfish Sandwiches with Cajun Remoulade
- butter lettuce
- canola oil
- onion
- tomato
- caper
- cajun seasoning
- corn muffin
- egg
- loaf garlic bread
- green onion
- catfish
- mayonnaise
- all purpose flour
- garlic
- lemon juice
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Catfish
- brown sugar
- salt
- ketchup
- red wine vinegar
- garlic
- basil
- catfish
- horseradish
Grilled Catfish With Lemon Juice
- chili powder
- pepper
- mustard
- salt
- worcestershire sauce
- lemon juice
- butter
- catfish
- tabasco sauce
- basting sauce
Catfish in Provencal Packages
- salt
- kalamata
- basil
- red pepper flake
- olive oil
- oregano
- lemon
- tomato
- butter
- red potato
- catfish
- artichoke heart
Captain Kofi's Candlelight Catfish
- hot curry powder
- fennel seed
- seafood seasoning
- catfish
- lemon juice
- italian seasoning
- olive oil
- soy sauce
- red pepper flake
- cumin
- cayenne pepper
Cocoa-Orange Catfish
- COCOA RUB
- cocoa powder
- caraway seed
- bird chile flake
- salt
- benne seed
- maple sugar
- FISH
- catfish
- orange
- olive oil
Blackened Catfish
- black pepper
- garlic
- olive oil
- onion powder
- thyme
- salt
- cayenne pepper
- basil
- oregano
- white pepper
- parsley
- butter
- salt
- paprika
- catfish
- blackening spice
- catfish
- lemon
Barbecued Catfish
- mayonnaise
- tartar sauce
- gherkin juice
- dijon mustard
- hickory chip
- water
- cayenne pepper salt
- caper
- green onion
- lemon juice
- parsley
- sweet gherkin
- rub
- oil
- catfish
Blackened Catfish
- salad oil
- fish blackening seasoning
- catfish
Fried catfish with hushpuppies and chipotle dipping sauce
- mayonnaise
- catfish
- cilantro
- black pepper
- lime juice
- jalapeño
- egg
- milk
- milk
- baking powder
- salt
- all purpose flour
- onion
- baking soda
- canola oil
- chipotle
- egg
- yellow cornmeal
- oil
Blackened Catfish with Shrimp Sauce
- tomato
- shrimp
- canola oil
- hot sauce
- worcestershire sauce
- thyme
- bay leaf
- green onion
- oregano
- bell pepper
- smoked paprika
- onion
- parsley
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- celery
- seafood broth
- butter
- creole seasoning
- garlic
- all purpose flour
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika
- thyme
- parsley
- catfish
Blackened Catfish with Harissa Mayo
- cilantro
- salt
- coriander
- chinese 5-spice powder
- lemon zest lemon juice
- catfish
- mayonnaise
- cayenne pepper
- olive oil
- cumin
- harissa
Sweet and Spicy Catfish Sandwiches
- salt
- cucumber
- vegetable oil
- sambal oelek
- ginger
- green onion
- honey
- carrot
- apple cider vinegar
- mayonnaise
- soy sauce
- butter
- catfish
- garlic
- baguette roll
Baked Catfish in Spicy Bbq Sauce
- salt
- balsamic vinegar
- parsley
- dijon mustard
- garlic
- jerk seasoning
- butter
- catfish
- catsup
- worcestershire sauce
Catfish Sandwich with Remoulade
- butter
- all purpose flour
- cornmeal
- romaine
- onion
- caper
- english mustard
- paprika
- vegetable oil
- salt
- mayonnaise
- cayenne pepper
- egg wash
- celery
- onion
- horseradish
- ketchup
- red wine vinegar
- anchovy
- catfish
- kaiser bun
- tomato
Crispy Curry Catfish Sandwich with Chili-Lime Slaw Recipe
- sandwich
- slaw
- salt
- lime
- napa cabbage
- red cabbage
- fish sauce
- sugar
- curry powder
- french bread roll
- sambal chili sauce
- rice flour
- cilantro
- canola oil
- lime juice
- catfish
Catfish with Crispy Kale and Cajun Sauce
- lemon juice
- salt
- salt
- grit
- white wine
- thyme
- seafood seasoning
- smoked paprika
- garlic
- onion
- butter
- cajun spice
- chicken stock
- cream cheese
- parmesan cheese
- butter
- milk
- worcestershire sauce
- kale
- shallot
- butter
- grapeseed oil
- catfish
- grapeseed oil
- heavy cream
Bayou Stuffed Catfish with Cajun Beurre Blanc
- cajun beurre blanc
- heavy cream
- lemon
- salt
- buttermilk
- spinach
- all purpose flour
- butter
- blackened seasoning
- creole mustard
- black peppercorn
- bay leaf
- garlic
- lemon
- loaf by by cornbread
- white wine
- lump crabmeat
- pine nut
- fish fry
- shallot
- catfish
Blackened Catfish Tacos
- lime juice
- balsamic vinegar
- sugar
- avocado
- canola oil
- onion
- creole seasoning
- cilantro
- mayonnaise
- thousand island dressing
- green cabbage
- red cabbage
- yellow corn tortilla
- american catfish
Blackened Catfish
- sweet paprika
- garlic powder
- red pepper
- onion powder
- oregano
- thyme
- salt
- chef paul prudhomme' blackened redfish magic
- butter
- black pepper
- white pepper
- catfish
Blackened Catfish with Fried Okra
- canola oil
- canola oil
- salt
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- salt
- onion powder
- oregano
- thyme
- cumin
- okra
- cayenne pepper
- paprika
- yellow cornmeal
- butter
- catfish
- lemon
- egg
Cajun-Catfish Tacos
- [
- salt
- salt
- olive oil
- yogurt
- oregano
- thyme
- lime zest lime juice
- garlic powder
- sweet paprika
- mustard
- onion powder
- cayenne pepper
- green cabbage
- cayenne pepper
- corn tortilla
- cilantro
- catfish
Pecan-Crusted Catfish
- pecan
- honey mustard
- catfish
Fried Catfish
- canola
- lemon
- salt
- tartar sauce
- black pepper
- all purpose flour
- yellow cornmeal
- baking powder
- catfish
Fried Catfish
- black pepper
- salt
- vegetable oil
- yellow cornmeal
- garlic salt
- all purpose flour
- lemon pepper
- cayenne pepper
- salt
- catfish
Sautéed Catfish with Mustard Sauce
- cornmeal
- garlic
- egg
- catfish
- salt
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- oil
- heavy cream
- mustard
Fried Catfish
- white
- vegetable oil
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- paprika
- salt
- catfish
Pan-Fried Blue Catfish
- blue catfish
- salt
- lemon
- butter
Fried Catfish
- garlic powder
- salt
- catfish
- black pepper
- all purpose flour
- cayenne pepper
- yellow cornmeal
- vegetable oil
Grilled Catfish with Chimichurri
- salt
- catfish
- salt
- mandarin
- italian parsley
- oregano
- olive oil
- curry
- rosemary
- key lime
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Lower Ratings
- parsley
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- garlic
Staple Ingredients
- catfish 43%
- salt 37%
Common Ingredients
- garlic 19%
Usual Ingredients
- black pepper 17%
- cayenne pepper 17%
- butter 15%
- lemon juice 13%
- olive oil 13%
- parsley 13%
- all purpose flour 11%
- lemon 11%
- mayonnaise 9%
- onion 9%
- worcestershire sauce 9%