Catfish is a tasty fish, the meat of which is not inferior in value to salmon.
In addition, there are practically no bones in it. The main thing is to be able to cook it correctly.
Catfish steak in the oven - basic cooking principles
Many housewives, having tried to cook catfish, refuse this dish. And all because preparing it to make it delicious is not so simple. If you don’t know some secrets, catfish can turn into an unattractive mass.
More often than not, all catfish are sold frozen in the form of steaks.
It is fried, boiled, used as a filling for pies. But it is in baked form that this fish turns out to be the most delicious and keeps its shape perfectly.
Thaw fish only at room temperature, in no case without resorting to a microwave or hot water.
Catfish steak is washed and rubbed with herbs, spices and salt. Sprinkle with lemon and leave for at least half an hour so that the fish absorbs the taste and aroma of spices.
Baked steak in sour cream, with vegetables or rice. Baked fish yourself, served with a side dish.
Recipe 1. Catfish steak in the oven in sour cream
Ingredients
catfish - two steaks;
a mixture of seasonings for fish - 30 g;
sour cream - 125 g;
olive oil - 60 ml.
Cooking method
1. Combine sour cream with olive oil, salt and season with fish spices. Mix well.
2. Defrost catfish steaks, wash and dry. Salt.
3. Cover the baking sheet with foil, raising the edges. Pour half the sauce to the bottom. Lay the catfish steak on top and fill with the remaining sauce.
4. Put in the oven and bake for half an hour at a temperature of 190 degrees. Serve the catfish with a vegetable garnish.
Recipe 2. Catfish steak in the oven with rice
Ingredients
a pinch of sesame;
one catfish steak;
two pinches of a mixture of peppers;
half a lemon;
three pinches of table salt;
a small carrot;
rice - 100 g;
bulb.
Cooking method
1. Defrost catfish steak at room temperature. Rinse, dampen with a napkin and gently rub the fish with a mixture of peppers and salt. Sprinkle with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Leave to marinate for half an hour in the refrigerator.
2. Rinse the rice, boil until half cooked, recline on a sieve, rinse and leave for a while to allow the glass to liquid. Cover the baking sheet with foil and put the boiled rice on it.
3. Peel the carrots, wash and chop on a grater for Korean salads. Put carrots on rice.
4. Chop the peeled onion with thin rings and place them on top of the carrot layer.
5. Put the catfish steak on the vegetables. Cover everything with foil to form an envelope. Put in the oven for 20 minutes. Cook at a temperature of 200 C. Then remove the pan, carefully open the envelope and return to the oven for another seven minutes so that the fish is browned. Serve, sprinkled with sesame seeds, in a warm form.
Recipe 3. Catfish steak in the oven under a vegetable coat
Ingredients
catfish - four steaks;
ground black pepper;
lemon;
olive oil;
two tomatoes;
cheese - 70 g;
onion - two heads;
butter - 40 g;
carrot.
Cooking method
1. Rinse thawed steaks and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. Sprinkle the fish with freshly squeezed lemon juice and leave for half an hour.
2. Peel the carrots and onions. Wash the vegetables. Chop the onion into pieces, and carrot on a grater.
3. Passer the vegetables until golden brown in olive oil.
4. Cut the foil into squares according to the number of steaks. Lubricate each with soft butter. Fill the steaks.
5. Wash the tomatoes and cut into thin circles. Lay them on top of the catfish.
6. Top with sautéed vegetables. Grind the cheese into large chips and sprinkle fish with vegetables. Wrap the prepared ingredients tightly in foil. Bake for 40 minutes at a temperature of 200 C. Serve as an independent dish with fresh wheat bread.
Recipe 4. Catfish steak in the oven with potatoes
Ingredients
six peas of a mixture of peppers;
600 catfish steak;
30 ml vegetable oil;
four large potatoes;
5 g of spicy dried herbs;
medium carrots;
5 g of granulated garlic;
carrots are average.
Cooking method
1. Chop the peeled carrots on a coarse grater. Peel the onion, and cut into half rings.
2. In a bowl, combine onions with carrots. Season with salt, spicy herbs and pepper.
3. Thawed catfish steaks with pepper, granulated garlic and salt.
4. Cover the form with foil, cover with parchment on top and lay out the vegetable spicy mixture.
5. Put the catfish steak on a vegetable pad. Peel the potatoes, cut into small slices and spread it around the fish with vegetables. Sprinkle everything with vegetable oil.
6. Wrap all ingredients in foil and place in the oven. Bake for half an hour at 200 C. Then remove the pan with fish and vegetables. Remove the top layer of baking paper and foil. Turn on the grill and brown the dish.
Recipe 5. Catfish steak in the oven with vegetables
Ingredients
catfish - five steaks;
table salt and spices for fish;
seven potatoes;
half a lemon;
carrot;
mayonnaise - 200 g;
two onions;
sour cream - 200 g;
hard cheese - 300 g.
Cooking method
1. Defrost finished steaks, wash, dip in a napkin and rub with spices and salt. Pour freshly squeezed juice and marinate for half an hour.
2. Make foil batch molds with high sides according to the number of catfish steaks.
3. Peel and grate the carrots with small holes.
4. Chopped peeled bulbs with thin rings.
5. Combine mayonnaise with sour cream in equal proportions. Rinse and chop finely. Add to sauce and mix.
6. Chop the cheese into medium-sized chips.
7. Peel the potato and cut into thin slices.
8. Take the foil mold. Put a layer of potatoes on the bottom. Lightly salt. On top of it lay a layer of carrots and onion rings. Pour over the sauce. Lay catfish steak on top. Lay onion rings on top of the fish. Sprinkle all with cheese chips. So collect the remaining molds.
9. Cover the baking sheet with foil and place the molds on it. Cover the baking sheet with foil on top and tighten the edges tightly. Put in the oven for half an hour. Cook at 180 C.
10. Remove the pan. Remove the top layer of foil and keep in the oven for another ten minutes. Appetizing golden crust should form on top. Serve directly in foil tins.
Recipe 6. Catfish steak in the oven with a side dish in garlic sauce
Ingredients
kg catfish steaks;
70 g butter;
stack rice;
stack sour cream;
100 g of cheese;
100 g mayonnaise;
two cloves of garlic;
5 g of mustard;
spices.
Cooking method
1. Cut the butter into pieces and put on the bottom of the mold.
2. Rinse thoroughly, boil until cooked and fold to a sieve. Rinse under a stream of cold water and leave to get rid of excess moisture.
3. Transfer the cooked rice cereal into a mold and flatten.
4. Combine the sour cream with mustard and stir. Brush the rice with the sauce.
5. Defrost catfish steaks, rinse and dry with a towel. Put the fish on a rice pad. Season with pepper and salt.
6. Grind cheese and peeled garlic on a fine grater and mix with mayonnaise. With garlic sauce, grease catfish steaks.
7. Send the form to the preheated oven. Bake an hour at 200 C. Serve with vegetable salad or boiled rice.
Recipe 7. Catfish steak in the oven under breadcrumbs
Ingredients
catfish steaks - 700 g;
lemon juice;
two medium onions;
a mixture of peppers;
120 g breadcrumbs;
mayonnaise.
Cooking method
1. Defrost steaks, wash, dry with a napkin. Each pepper, salt and sprinkle with lemon juice. Pickle for half an hour.
2. Lubricate the mold with vegetable oil. Peel the onion and chop in half rings. Put half the onion at the bottom of the mold. Place marinated catfish steaks on top.
3. Cover the fish with the remaining onions. Smear with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put in the oven for 20 minutes. Cook until golden brown. Serve fish with a side dish of vegetables or rice.
Recipe 8. Catfish steak in the oven with broccoli and green peas.
Ingredients
two large catfish steaks;
sea salt;
200 g of a mixture of broccoli and peas.
Cooking method
1. Cover the mold with foil. Defrost a steak and put it in a mold. Salt.
2. Top with a mixture of vegetables and lightly add salt.
3. Wrap the fish and vegetables tightly in foil and put in the oven for 20 minutes. The cooking temperature is 180 degrees.
4. After a quarter of an hour, unfold the fish and bake until browned.
Catfish steak in the oven - tips and tricks
To prevent the fish from falling apart, the steaks should be thick enough.
If you bake fish in foil, remove the top layer and brown it in grill mode.
Fish sauce can be prepared on the basis of mayonnaise, sour cream or cream.
Defrost fish only at room temperature.
To get rid of a specific fishy smell, sprinkle steaks with lemon juice.
