Catfish is a well-known commercial fish that is widely used in cooking. Its white meat is soft and tender, and also contains almost no bones. Catfish belongs to fatty varieties of fish. Meanwhile, its lipids are located mainly in the tail. That is why fish can also be used in diet food.
However, not all fish lovers like the taste of catfish dishes. The fact is that the fish has an unpleasant river aroma. It is felt even if you cook, for example, meatballs from catfish. Odorless recipes are just presented in our article. After reading it, you can learn how to get rid of an unpleasant amber. In addition, you will be aware of how to cook delicious fish cakes at home.
How to make minced fish from catfish and get rid of the smell?
Of course, you can buy ready-made fillet for cooking fish cakes. But if you got a whole carcass, do not despair. Catfish is perfectly cleaned at home. First you need to gut the fish, remove the head and gills, cut off the fins. Then it is necessary to clean the skin of mucus. To do this, rub the fish well with salt until the sticky substance is completely removed. After this, the catfish are washed under running water.
To cut the carcass, it is necessary to draw a sharp knife along the ridge and separate the flesh of the fish from large bones. Now the fillet can be immediately twisted in a meat grinder to make minced meat. But since many people do not like the specific smell of fish, it is recommended to soak the meat. To do this, squeeze the juice of a lemon into a bowl of water or add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar. Soak the catfish in this liquid for half an hour. The second option is soaking in milk. The fish is placed in a bowl with a cow product for half an hour. After this, the meat, without washing, is twisted in a meat grinder to make catfish cutlets. Odorless recipes are presented below. Let's consider them in more detail.
How to cook cutlets from catfish? Odorless Recipes
There are two main options for cooking fish cakes. In the first case, minced soaked in milk or water and squeezed bread are added to the stuffing, in the second - semolina. How to cook fish cakes at home with a loaf? To do this, soak several slices without crust in milk. So that the fish cutlets from catfish turn out tender, we observe the proportions. The volume of bread should be 30% of the weight of the catfish. For a fillet weighing 500 g, 150 g squeezed bread crumb will be enough.
In addition, in minced fish you need to put grated onions and garlic, then salt it and pepper well. Spices neutralize the specific smell of catfish meat. Lastly, an egg is added to the minced meat, and then it is kneaded and cutlets are formed. Fry them in vegetable oil, after preliminary breading in flour. By the way, catfish cutlets with semolina are prepared in a similar way. But instead of bread crumb, cereal is added to the minced meat (2 tbsp.spoons per 0.5 kg of fillet). Cutlets can be fried not only in flour, but also in breadcrumbs, so that a crust forms on them.
Unusually delicious catfish cutlets
From minced fish you can cook original meatballs with mushrooms. Mistresses bake them in the oven with sour cream sauce. This dish is pretty festive. He is not ashamed to serve even the most dear and respectable guests.
A step-by-step instruction on how to cook fish cakes at home looks like this:
- We make minced meat from 600 g of catfish fillet. Add the squeezed bread (2 slices of long loaf), egg, spices and onion.
- Fry mushrooms (0.5 kg) and carrots (2 pieces) in vegetable oil.
- Combine the mushrooms with minced fish. Mix the mass and form cutlets.
- Fry them in vegetable oil, breaded in flour.
- We shift the patties into a heat-resistant form, pour sauce (1 tbsp.spoon of flour, 50 ml of sour cream, 250 ml of water) and bake them in the oven for 15 minutes.
This recipe makes delicious catfish cutlets. The odorless recipes proposed above will allow you to cook any dishes from this fish without any unpleasant odor. It is enough to neutralize the amber, and you can fry cutlets with pleasure.
What can be prepared from catfish at home?
Catfish is a fish that has tender meat with a sweetish aftertaste. The only drawback is the smell. But if you neutralize it in time, then you can cook very tasty, healthy and varied dishes from catfish.
Soma is fried, boiled, baked in the oven and cooked in a frying pan in batter. It makes a delicious smoked balyk. If it is necessary to prepare a more fatty dish, then it is better to choose the tail of the fish, and if diet, it is recommended to give preference to the tender pulp located closer to the head. Catfish goes well with any side dish, but best of all with cereals and vegetables.