Anyone tried boiling catfish chunks and dip them in some garlic butter? I was also thinking of using zatarain's crab boil to boil them in. Thoughts? Thx.

it would turn to mush I would think?

I don't know, I did some research and there is plenty of boiled catfish recipes, so I'm at least going to boil 1 chunk and see how it goes. lol...

Bluegill and striper are best for boiling don't forget to add sugar to water for lobster taste

pass

but let me know lol

you do that with halibut its pretty good.

I found the bluegill and striper reference for making poor mans lobster, don't see why catfish wouldn't work. In any event...water's boiling now. Mainly curious if the texture holds up or it gets mushy. If it gets mushy...forget it.

Andrew Taylor, will let you know in a few...

Thx River Mongrel for the sugar reference, that's a key ingredient.

Note: These were channel cat chunks btw, caught and cleaned today. This was my first time "bleeding" the fish before I cleaned them. The meat was pearly white and easy to skin, clean, etc.

For my boiling water test I used a touch of zatarain's crab boil, roasted hot pepper medley, a small amount of sugar, and a touch of imitation liquid butter. After the water was "rolling" boiling, I added the chunk and boiled it for 6 minutes.

For the initial taste test I dipped it in a bit of melted butter & lemon pepper.

ok...well..right to the point.... I know what I'm having for dinner tonight. wow..that was delicious! The texture held up beautifully! I will probably add more sugar for tonight's dinner, I think that's what helps add a bit of texture/sweetness to the meat. I'm also going to make a garlic butter dip with fresh lemons, lime and maybe some parsley flakes.

Simply no doubt if you enjoy lobster, crab legs, etc, give this a whirl. I think you're going to be surprised!

Actually pretty excited to try it, always enjoy a new way of eating fish! Thanks!

You should do a write up in the recipes forum.

I just might after tonight's dinner, thx. I'll try to get some pics too.

sounds great! only thing better would be seeing some pictures so I can sit here drooling on my keyboard while I'm stuck at work.

If you catch a good mess try some shrimp boil on the catfish belly meat.

If you like thai food it is great in green curry Just simmer until it's cooked