Cat Fish Recipes
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Here's three cat fish recipes to get your taste buds going. Cat fish is sometimes called rock salmon.
These recipes would be equally good using any white fish - your catch of the day for instance.
They're all one-pot stew type recipes that are easy to cook either at home or on a camp stove. Just add some fresh crusty bread to mop up the juices and you've got an excellent, tasty and nutritious meal for the family.
These recipes serve 4 people.
For further cat fish recipes, there are links at the bottom of this page.
Cat Fish & Broccoli Stew
1 tbspn oil
2lb (900g) cat fish fillet - cut into chunks
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 cups, 1lb (450g) potatoes - peeled and diced
1 cup, 1/2 pint (300ml) fish stock/water
1 cup, 1/2 pint (300ml) milk
1 cup, 8 oz (225g) broccoli - small florets
can sweetcorn
pepper and salt to taste
fresh chopped parsley
Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish and quickly seal the cat fish - this way, when you add it to the liquid, it won't disintegrate. You just heat the oil, add the fish chunks and then stir it around until it's beginning to cook - takes around a minute.
Remove with a slotted spoon and put to one side.
Fry the onion until softened, add the potatoes and just turn them over to coat.
Add the water and milk and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Add the broccoli and simmer a further 5 minutes.
At this point, test that the potatoes are nearly cooked - if not, give the stew another 5 minutes. The potatoes will take the longest time.
Add the sweetcorn and cat fish and simmer a further 5 minutes until the fish is cooked.
Season to taste and add the parsley.
Serve with crusty bread.
The second of my cat fish recipes is really lovely - a mixed mediterranean stew.
Italian Cat Fish Stew
2 tbspns olive oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic - peeled and crushed
1 tspn dried basil or oregano
pinch cayenne pepper
1 can tinned tomatoes
6 fl oz (150ml) white wine
1 pint (600ml) fish stock or water
1 lb (450g) cat fish - cut into chunks
1 lb (450g) mussels - scrubbed and bearded
8 oz (225g) peeled cooked prawns
fresh basil or parsley - chopped
Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole and quickly seal the cat fish chunks - remove with a slotted spoon and keep to one side.
Fry the onion and garlic until soft.
Add the basil, cayenne, tomatoes, stock and wine and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Add the cat fish and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Add the mussels and prawns and simmer for a couple of minutes, until the mussels have opened - discard any that have not opened after 2 minutes.
Add the parsley or basil and serve with crusty bread or some tasty garlic bread.
Cat Fish Recipe - Catfish Stew
6 rashers bacon, cut into strips
1 tbspn oil
1 large onion - chopped finely
1 clove of garlic - peeled and crushed
1/2 tspn dried thyme
2 cup size, 14oz (400g) can peeled plum tomatoes - chopped
4 fl oz, 1/4 pint (150ml) white wine
2 cups, 1lb (450g) potatoes - peeled and diced
4 cups, 2lb (900g) cat fish fillets - cut into large chunks
1 quantity of fish stock (this takes you to another page for the fish stock recipe OR 20 fl oz, 1 1/4 pints water with or without fish stock cube
chopped fresh parsley
Heat the oil in a large pot and fry the bacon until crisp - remove and reserve.
Put the onions and garlic into the pan and fry until softened.
Add the thyme, tomatoes, fish stock and wine and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Add the potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes or so until they are nearly tender.
At this point, it is optional, but you could pop in some chopped vegetables, sweetcorn and/ or peas.
Add the cat fish and bacon and cook for a further five minutes until the fish is cooked through.
Garnish with parsley and serve.
A delicious recipe for cat fish which you can adapt for any other firm white fleshed fish available. Again, serve with some fresh crusty bread to mop up the juices.
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Cook's Notes These are such versatile recipes - you can make them with any type of fish you like. Try cod, haddock, coley or basa cut into generous sized chunks. Think about a combination or add some smoked fish for a change. Chuck a handful or two of defrosted shrimp or mixed seafood in for the last couple of minutes to heat through. Mop up those delicious juices with some crusty bread for a really easy meal. Great for quick meals or camp/vacation type meals when you want simplicity but proper food. They'll cook in one pot on one cooking ring. |
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Cat Fish and Broccoli Stew
By Liz Alderson, Mar 30, 2016
Two great cat fish stews - one with broccoli and one Italian style with tomatoes and mussels.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4
Main Ingredient: cat fish or any fresh fish