CatfishCatfish is one of the major freshwater farmed fish species. The meat of catfish is delicious, grows quickly, is resistant to disease, and has a high yield. Therefore, catfish is an excellent economic fish species. The nutritional value of catfish is also very high, and it is very popular among the public.

How to cook catfish: Water boilingSour soup with fish

Ingredients needed

Catfish 1700gTofu250gBamboo shoots200g, Sour vegetable 300g, oldGinger50gPork oil100g, Salt 20g, dryChili50gSichuan peppercorns20g, SpicyDoubanjiang (fermented broad bean paste)Sauce100g, Garlic 50g, Cooking oil 50gWhite pepperNoodles 20gChicken broth10g, Green onions 20g

Cooking steps

1. Kill and process the fresh catfish, remove internal organs, and wash clean.

2. Cut the catfish into pieces, and marinate with salt, Sichuan peppercorns, old ginger, white pepper, chicken broth, and cooking wine for 30 minutes.

3. Slice the tofu, blanch in water for 3 minutes, wash the bamboo shoots and cut them into pieces, blanch in water for 5 minutes.

4. Heat the pot and add cooking oil. After the oil is hot, add pork oil, and then stir-fry the sour vegetables until cooked. Add chili, garlic, old ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, spicy doubanjiang, and stir-fry to release fragrance.

5. Add appropriate amount of water, and after boiling, add the fish.Fish headSimmer, and after boiling again, add the marinated fish.

6. Add the bamboo shoots and tofu.

7. Bring to a boil, cook for 3 minutes, and turn off the heat. Finally, sprinkle with scallions, pepper noodles, and white pepper noodles. Sour soup with catfish is ready.

How to cook catfish: Braised catfish

Ingredients needed

Catfish 400gGreen bell pepper1, Cooking oil 20ml, Oyster sauce 10ml, Cooking wine 10mlVinegar5ml, Starch 20g, Sichuan peppercorns 2g, Garlic 3 cloves, Ginger 3 slices, Sugar 5g, Starch 20g

Cooking steps

1. Process the catfish and pat dry with kitchen paper.

2. Cut the fish into rhombus shape, and evenly apply dry starch on the fish.

3. Mix oyster sauce,Soy sauceCooking wine, sugar, Sichuan peppercorns, vinegar, garlic, and ginger in a clean bowl and stir evenly. Slice the green bell pepper.

4. Add cooking oil to the non-stick pan and heat.Fry the fish in the pan for 2 minutes on each side, without flipping the fish in between, otherwise it will break and fall apart.

5. Pour the prepared sauce over the fish, and cook with an appropriate amount of water for 15 minutes.

6. Place the fish in a dish, and stir-fry the green bell pepper strips in the remaining sauce, and then pour it over the fish.

How to cook catfish:Tomato fishStew

Ingredients needed

Catfish 150g, Tomatoes 220g, Ginger 15g, Garlic 10g, Green onion 5gTomato sauce20g, Starch as neededOnion30g, Cooking wine 6g, Salt as needed, Sugar as neededMSGas needed

Cooking steps

1. Wash the ingredients, cut tomatoes and onion into pieces, and mince the garlic.

2. Wash and deboned the catfish, reserving the middle part of the fish.

3. Mix the fish meat, green onion, ginger, garlic, and onion with an appropriate amount of cooking wine in the pot.Steamfor 8 minutes.

4. After 8 minutes, take out the fish meat, and mash the fish meat with chopsticks, and remove the fish bones.

5. Add oil to the pot, and after the oil is three-quarters hot, add ginger, garlic, green onion, fish paste, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and boil, then add an appropriate amount of salt, MSG, and adjust the flavor before serving.

Nutritional value of catfish

Catfish provides rich collagen and proteinIt is good for fitness and beauty, and is an ideal food for women to nourish their skin.It has an effect on skin roughness, peeling, hair falling out, and is a delicious food for women to maintain their beauty.It is a healthy food for promoting blood circulation, warming the stomach, and nourishing the skin, which is suitable for people with cold body and loose stools, as well as those with weak spleen and stomach causing insufficient milk.A health food for warming the middle and spleen, nourishing the stomach, and moisturizing the skin, suitable for those with cold spleen and stomach, loose stools, and dry skin. It can also be used for milk deficiency caused by spleen and stomach emptiness.