Grilled Catfish Food

GRILLED CATFISH WITH LEMON JUICE

Steps:

• Whisk together basting sauce ingredients.
• Place catfish on well-oiled grill or grilling basket over medium coals.
• Grill, basting frequently for about 20 minutes; turn and continue grilling for about 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

SIMPLE GRILLED CATFISH

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the grill to medium heat. Brush and oil the grates so that you have a clean grilling surface for the fish.
• Brush the catfish fillets with the Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle with the ground pepper.
• Place the fish on the preheated grill. If using a charcoal grill, place the fillets about 4 to 6 inches from the heat. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Brush again and turn. Grill about 5 minutes longer, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Sprinkle with salt, if desired.

CAJUN-STYLED GRILLED CATFISH

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients; rub the seasoning on catfish. Sprinkle lemon juice on both sides of fish.
• Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium hot coals (350-400°F) 5 minutes on each side until fish flakes easy with a fork. Garnish with lemon, if desired.

SPICY GRILLED CATFISH

Steps:

• Prepare a grill or preheat the broiler.
• Mix olive oil, lime juice, wine, mustard, chili powder, pepper, cilantro and salt in a medium bowl.
• Transfer half of the marinade mixture to another bowl and reserve for basting catfish.
• Add catfish to the first bowl; marinate for 15 minutes.
• Drain fillets and discard marinade.
• Place fillets on an oiled grill rack or broiler pan rack.
• Grill or broil 4 inches from the heat source, basting with reserved marinade, for about 3 minutes on each side, or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

GRILLED CATFISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Place fillets in a large resealable plastic bag; add salad dressing.
• Seal bag; refrigerate for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Drain and discard marinade.
• Combine remaining ingredients; mix well.
• Grill fillets, covered, over medium-hot coals for 3 minutes on each side.
• Brush with sauce.
• Continue grilling for 6-8 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, turning once and basting several times.

GRILLED LEMON PEPPER CATFISH

Steps:

• Pour the juice of 5 lemons into a glass bowl; whisk in the sea salt and garlic. Add the catfish fillets, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator 1 to 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven's broiler for 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and set the oven rack to the lowest position.
• Remove the catfish fillets from the marinade, and shake off excess; discard the remaining marinade. Place the fillets on a broiling pan; sprinkle with the lemon pepper seasoning, garlic and herb seasoning, and Creole seasoning. Arrange the lemon slices over the fillets.
• Broil in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 12 to 15 minutes. You may wish to turn the broiler on fully for the last few minutes if you like the edges of the fish blackened. Sprinkle the fillets with shredded carrot and parsley to garnish. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.

HERBED GRILLED CATFISH

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients and sprinkle evenly on both sides of the fish. Place in a grill basket coated with cooking spray.
• Grill fillets over medium-high heat about 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily.
• Garnish with fresh oregano and thyme sprigs if desired.
• Serve immediately.

SKILLET-GRILLED CATFISH

Steps:

• In a large shallow dish, combine the first 9 ingredients. Add catfish, 1 fillet at a time, and turn to coat., Place a large cast-iron skillet on a grill rack over medium-high heat. Melt butter in the skillet; add catfish in batches, if necessary. Grill, covered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 5-10 minutes on each side.

CHILI-GRILLED CATFISH SKEWERS

Steps:

• Thread catfish nuggets on 6-8 bamboo skewers.
• Mix sauce ingredients thoroughly.
• Brush sauce onto both sides of the catfish skewers and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Heat grill medium high.
• Brush one side of catfish skewers with sauce again.
• Load into grilling basket and place on grill sauce side down.
• Grill 3-5 minutes until half done.
• Brush with remaining sauce.
• Flip and grill another 3-5 minutes until done.
• Note: The grilling basket may or may not be necessary. I am very nervous about cooking fish on the grill without it and risking losing our dinner into the flames.

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CATFISH

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients; stir well.
• Rub spice mixture over catfish fillets.
• Coat gill rack with nonstick cooking spray.
• Grill fillets over medium heat for 5 minutes per side or until fish flakes easily.
• Serve with fresh salsa.