catfish recipes?

[chadinsc]

i have a bunch of catfish and was wondering if anyone has ever smoked it. all i have done is grill it with blackened seasoning or fried. any favorite techniques?

 

[SmokeZilla]

I have smoked it but on a vertical smoker, not on the Bull. From my memory, I used a mayonnaise binder (sounds weird but you won’t taste it, don’t use too much). Sprinkled it with a little kosher salt, pepper, onion powder and a little brown sugar. Set the grill to 375 and used apple and hickory sticks. I started with the skin side up so it would absorb as much smoke as possible then turned it over skin side down to crisp it up a little. You can look at the salmon or tilapia recipes to get additional tips as I don’t know what size your filets or pieces will be, YMMV.

 

[chadinsc]

thanks for the advice. i have actually used mayonnaise on sharks as a binder. it works great. i have small and medium catfish 1-26lbs. alot in the 10-15 range.

 

[lowcountrygamecock]

I’ve never been much of a catfish fan. Much prefer salt water fish. I did have some fried catfish this week that was fantastic though.

 

[SmokeOCD]

I’m kind of thinking you’re not gonna improve on fried. Battered, fried, squeeze of lemon, garlicy tartar sauce. Can’t imagine you’re going to improve on that.
I do understand the urge to try. Good luck.