Catfish is a delicious fish whose meat is not inferior in its 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 - the basic principles of cooking
Many housewives, having tried to cook catfish, refuse this dish. And all because it is not so easy to cook it to make it appetizing. If you do not know some secrets, a catfish can turn into an unattractive mass.
Most often, all catfish sold frozen in the form of steaks.
It is fried, boiled, used as a filling for pies. But it is in the baked form that this fish turns out to be the most delicious and perfectly keeps its shape.
Thaw fish only at room temperature, in no case without the help of 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 absorb the taste and aroma of spices.
Steak is baked in sour cream, with vegetables or rice. Fish, baked independently, served with a side dish.
Recipe 1. Catfish steak in the oven in sour cream
Ingredients
catfish - two steaks;
mix of seasonings for fish - 30 g;
sour cream - 125 g;
olive oil - 60 ml.
Method of preparation
1. Combine sour cream with olive oil, salt and season with spices for fish. Mix well.
2. Frozen catfish steaks, wash and dry. Salt it.
3. Cover the baking sheet with foil, lifting the edges. Pour half the sauce to the bottom. Place the catfish steak on top and pour over the remaining sauce.
4. Put in the oven and bake for half an hour at a temperature of 190 degrees. Serve catfish with 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;
small carrot;
rice - 100 g;
bulb.
Method of preparation
1. Thaw the catfish steak at room temperature. Rinse, dip 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 fridge.
2. Rinse the rice, boil until half ready, fold it in a sieve, rinse and leave for a while to let the glass fluid. Cover the baking sheet with foil and place boiled rice on it.
3. Peel carrots, wash and chop grated for Korean salads. Put the carrots on rice.
4. Peel 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. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Cook at 200C. Then remove the baking tray, gently open the envelope and return to the oven for another seven minutes so that the fish will brown. Serve, sprinkled with sesame, in the form of heat.
Recipe 3. Catfish steak in the oven under vegetable fur coat
Ingredients
catfish - four steaks;
ground black pepper;
lemon;
olive oil;
two tomatoes;
cheese - 70 g;
onions - two heads;
butter - 40 g;
carrot.
Method of preparation
1. Rinse and dry thawed steaks. Salt and pepper with pepper on both sides. Sprinkle the fish with freshly squeezed lemon juice and leave for half an hour.
2. Peel the carrot and onion. Wash the vegetables. Chop the onion into chunks and grate the carrot.
3. Pasta vegetables until golden brown in olive oil.
4. Cut the food foil into squares according to the number of steaks. Grease each with a soft butter. Put on the foil steaks.
5. Wash tomatoes and cut into thin circles. Spread them over the catfish.
6. Put the browned vegetables on top. Chop the cheese into large chips and sprinkle with fish and vegetables. Wrap the prepared ingredients tightly in foil. Bake for 40 minutes at 200C. Serve as a standalone dish with fresh wheat bread.
Recipe 4. Catfish steak in the oven with potatoes
Ingredients
six peas of pepper mixture;
600 steak catfish;
30 ml vegetable oil;
four large potatoes;
5 g spicy dried greens;
medium carrot;
5 g of granulated garlic;
carrots average.
Method of preparation
1. Chop the peeled carrots on a coarse grater. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
2. Combine onion and carrot in a plate. Season with salt, spicy herbs and pepper.
3. Thawed catfish steaks, rub with pepper, granulated garlic and salt.
4. Cover the form with foil, cover with parchment on top and place the spicy vegetable mixture.
5. Put the catfish steak on a vegetable cushion. Peel the potatoes, cut them into small slices and spread them around the fish with vegetables. Sprinkle with vegetable oil.
6. Wrap all the ingredients in foil and place in the oven. Bake for half an hour at 200C. Then remove the pan with fish and vegetables. Remove the top layer of baking paper and foil. Turn on the grill and browse the dish.
Recipe 5. Catfish steak in the oven with vegetables
Ingredients
catfish - five steaks;
salt and spices for fish;
seven potatoes;
half a lemon;
carrot;
mayonnaise - 200 g;
two bulbs;
sour cream - 200 g;
hard cheese - 300 g
Method of preparation
1. Thawed ready steaks, wash them, dip them with a napkin and rub with spices and salt. Pour freshly squeezed juice and marinate for half an hour.
2. Make foil portions with high sides according to the number of catfish steaks.
3. Peel and grate the carrots on a grater with small holes.
4. Peel the onions and cut them into thin rings.
5. Combine mayonnaise with sour cream in equal proportions. Rinse greens and finely crumble. Add to sauce and mix.
6. Chop the cheese into medium sized chips.
7. Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices.
8. Take the form of foil. Put a layer of potatoes on the bottom. Lightly salt. Put a layer of carrots and onion rings over it. Pour sauce. Put the catfish steak on top. Lay the onion rings over the fish. Sprinkle all the 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 tightly tuck the edges. Put in the oven for half an hour. Cook at 180C.
10. Remove baking tray. Remove the top layer of foil and keep in the oven for another ten minutes. On top should form a delicious ruddy crust. Serve directly in foil trays.
Recipe 6. Catfish steak in the oven with a side dish in garlic sauce
Ingredients
kg of catfish steaks;
70 g butter;
stack rice;
stack sour cream;
100 grams of cheese;
100 g of mayonnaise;
two cloves of garlic;
5 g of mustard;
spices.
Method of preparation
1. Cut the butter into chunks and place on the bottom of the form.
2. Rice, rinse thoroughly, boil until cooked and fold to a sieve. Rinse under cold water and leave to get rid of excess moisture.
3. Put the boiled rice into a form and smooth it.
4. Combine sour cream with mustard and stir. Brush the resulting rice sauce.
5. Thawing catfish steaks, rinse and pat dry. Put the fish on a rice cushion. Season everything with pepper and salt.
6. Chop cheese and peeled garlic on a fine grater and mix with mayonnaise. Garlic sauce grease catfish steaks.
7. Send the form to the preheated oven. Bake an hour at 200C. Serve with vegetable salad or boiled rice.
Recipe 7. Catfish steak in the oven with breadcrumbs
Ingredients
catfish steaks - 700 g;
lemon juice;
two medium bulbs;
a mixture of peppers;
120 g breadcrumbs;
mayonnaise.
Method of preparation
1. Defrost steaks, wash, dry with a napkin. Pepper each, salt and sprinkle with lemon juice. Marinate for half an hour.
2. Grease the form with vegetable oil. Peel the onions and chop them into half rings. Put half the onion on the bottom of the form. 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 the 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.
Method of preparation
1. Cover the form with foil. Thaw the steak and place it in the form. Salt it.
2. Top with a mixture of vegetables and lightly salted.
3. Wrap the fish with vegetables tightly in foil and send to the oven for 20 minutes. The cooking temperature is 180 degrees.
4. After a quarter of an hour, turn the fish around and bake until browning.
Catfish steak in the oven - tips and tricks
In order for the fish not to fall apart, the steaks must be thick enough.
If you are baking 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.
Thaw fish only at room temperature.
To get rid of the peculiar fish smell, sprinkle the steaks with lemon juice.
