Comments on: Throwback Recipe: Blackened Catfish

By: MrsDocChuck

MrsDocChuck — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:29:00 +0000

I made it again for my husband two days ago. Now that he's housebound, I try to cheer him up with some of his childhood favorites like catfish and deep fried mac and cheese.

Since he still can only eat really soft foods, I tried this recipe in my crockpot. It wasn't quite as good as the original, but it was still pleasing to Chuck.

THANKS

By: Jazzy

Jazzy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:44:00 +0000

I love catfish and this recipe sounds delicious.

By: Louise Wyers (chiffonade)

Louise Wyers (chiffonade) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:03:00 +0000

Thank you for your great post, but my daughter who posted as "MrsDocChuck" should have known better.

She has been in prison several times for selling drugs.

Now she is impersonating people on the internet and I fear that she will go to prison again.

Louise Wyers
(727) 467-9009
Clearwater Beach, FL 33767

By: MrsDocChuck

MrsDocChuck — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:02:00 +0000

I surprised my husband with this recipe last night, after I cought him ogling it on your website.

I couldn't find catfish at that late hour and needed to use some very soft fish due to his dental problems, so I ended up using tilapia.

I cooked it exactly as you suggest (although I need to overcook his a bit to get it soft) and I thought it was SUPERB! My husband found it much too spicy, though. I am afraid he's aging fast, LOL.

I certainly will make this again. It will make a nice dish when we have guests.

By: [eatingclub] vancouver || js

[eatingclub] vancouver || js — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:59:00 +0000

That catfish looks delicious. I must try blackened catfish one of these days.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:16:00 +0000

It looks really refreshing and light. Thanks, I will give this one a try.

By: DocChuck

DocChuck — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:01:00 +0000

As native Southerners, we love catfish and I have been eating it for the better part of 50 years (my wife is just a youngster ... 15 years younger then me).

Most of our catfish, I catch myself from the wild . . . it tastes much better than "farm-raised."

Of course, we only eat the "blue" catfish. The "mud" or "yellow" catfish is not acceptable to either my wife or to me.

In our opinions, there are ONLY two ways to properly cook the delicately-flavored catfish: frying in a corn meal batter, and blackening.

Any other method of cooking is a waste of good catfish.

Thank you for your post.

DocChuck and Dr. Elizabeth

http://profile.myspace.com/docchuck

By: Chocolate Shavings

Chocolate Shavings — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:24:00 +0000

That looks like the perfect dinner for any night – and the colors in the dish are beautiful!

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:59:00 +0000

Yum. I love catfish. I usually make mine with a cornmeal or panko coating-tossing a little Old Bay into the mix.
I’m enjoying your blog which I just recently found.