This recipe is from ongoing contributor Christine Rubba.


WELS GEBRATEN / FRIED CATFISH
(from Christine Rubba)

Ingredients:
  • 1 catfish (5-6 lb)
      (up to 15 lb, but then adjust cooking time and proportions)
  • 1-2 Tbsp. melted butter
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. white pepper
  • 1 tsp. lemon pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • juice of 1 lemon
Preparation:
  1. Make a rub of salt, pepper, lemon pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
  2. Bone the fish, but leave the skin on.
  3. Rub the paste on the inside and outside of the fish.
  4. Drizzle with lemon juice.
  5. Pour on the melted butter.
  6. Simmer gently on low heat in a deep frying pan, basting often with the butter.
  7. Cooking time, based on the size of the fish, will be 30-45 minutes.
Serving suggestions:
Serve the fish whole (not as steaks), along with roasted potatoes, Hollandaise sauce and a fresh green salad.