Re: cooking what ya catch
I feel I can share this recipe, a family tradition I will hasten to add. This is a must for all fish lovers especially those who have a great love for catfish. <br /><br />
Spruced up Catfish<br /><br />
Ingredients <br /><br />Tomato's, potato's, onions, parsley, cornflour, eggs and milk. Seasoning.<br /><br />
Preperation<br />The most effective way we have found to skin a catfish is nail him to a tree with a six inch nail through the head. Gently cut through the skin behind the gill covers and using a pair of pliers slowly pull the skin away from the head towards the tail until the skin is removed.<br /><br />Gut the catfish taking care to remove all the innards, cut off the head and tail. In a solution of warm water and salt gently wash the entire fish and pat dry using paper towel.<br /><br />Mix up a batter of eggs, cornflour and a little milk. Season this with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.<br /><br />Dice the potatoes and tomatoes (in equal quantities and enough to fill the catfish belly) into about 1/2" size cubes. To this add 1/4 of the above amount in finely chopped onion (we use spring onions). Season again with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well adding the parsley to taste. <br /><br />For those of you who like I, love Chilli, add whatever your selected "poison" of the day is to the above mix. For the less adventurous DON'T.<br /><br />Have two thin planks of fresh spruce the width and length of the catfish and about 1/4 of an inch thick. Spruce imparts a wonderful flavour.<br /><br />Also have to hand a needle and twine to sew together the catfish having stuffed the stomach cavity.<br /><br />
Recipe <br />Stuff the catfish with the tomato, potato and onion mix. Sew up the cavity to avoid spillage.<br /><br />Carefully baste the entire fish taking care to miss no spots.<br /><br />Gently lay the catfish on the first spruce plank, place the second plank on the top of the catfish and bind together with the same twine used to sew up the catfish.<br /><br />Place the catfish in the sun for three days (full sun). Remove the twine, throw the catfish away.....far away. Cut the spruce into nice serving size pieces.<br /><br />Serve the pieces of spruce with a fresh green salad and a crisp white wine.<br /><br />THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THAT HAS TO TASTE BETTER THAN ANY CATFISH DID.<br /><br />LOL<br />