| For much of my early life I had a
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| | Others are literally gigantic; the
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| love-hate relationship with catfish.I
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| | largest freshwater fish on record is a
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| would go fishing with my dad, who liked
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| | 646-pound Mekong giant catfish that some
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| to cast a line from one of the many piers
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| | fishermen in Thailand somehow managed to
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| built out into the Gulf of Mexico from
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| | catch.Most of the catfish that you buy at
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| the shores of Louisiana, Alabama and
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| | the store will weigh between one and two
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| Florida. His fellow anglers frequently
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| | pounds. This is the weight range that
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| reeled in catfish, which too often were
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| | catfish farmers aim for in their effort
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| left to expire on the planks of the pier,
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| | to promote product consistency.The
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| their stiff dorsal fin sticking almost
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| | following are some catfish recipes you
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| straight into the air, ready to deliver a
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| | might wish to try:Catfish in Beer
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| painful sting to any barefooted kid
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| | BatterIngredients3 cups self-rising
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| unfortunate enough to step on it. One
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| | flour2 cups beer, whichever brand you
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| day, one of those unlucky barefoot kids
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| | prefer1 clove garlic, minced1 teaspoon
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| happened to be me.All I can remember from
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| | salt1 teaspoon black pepper6 catfish
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| that misadventure is searing pain
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| | filletsCooking oil Directions1. Combine
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| shooting through my foot and up into my
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| | 1 1/2 cups flour, beer, garlic, salt and
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| leg, and being taken to a hospital
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| | black pepper in a bowl.2. Dredge catfish
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| emergency room. Lesson: When handling
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| | fillets in the remaining flour, and then
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| catfish--dead, alive, or dying--be very
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| | in the better created in step 1.3. Heat
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| careful. (I've since learned that a
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| | cooking oil in skillet. Fry fillets in
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| catfish's stinging ability lies with a
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| | hot oil until golden.4. Drain fillets on
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| particular protein that it can deliver
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| | absorbent paper towels, and serve
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| via its fins. True biology fact!)On the
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| | hot.Tip: Make tabasco or other hot sauce
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| other hand, I have to say that eating a
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| | available for your guests to put on the
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| mess of fried catfish on a big screened
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| | catfish, if they wish. Also, have plenty
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| porch on a soft southern night is an
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| | of cold beer on hand to drink!Baked
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| experience I'm dearly miss, and one that
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| | Broiled CatfishIngredients4 whole large
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| I wish I could share with my own
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| | catfish1/2 cup tomato sauce2 packages
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| children.The South is the epicenter of
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| | shredded cheddar or Mexican cheese2
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| catfish culture in the United States.
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| | tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated1
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| Most catfish consumption takes place in
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| | tablespoon parsley flakesCooking
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| this region. Traditionally, southerners
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| | oilDirections1. Brush fish, inside and
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| bread it with cornmeal and fry it. But
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| | outside, with tomato sauce.2. Grease a
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| there are numerous other ways to prepare
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| | baking large baking dish. Place fish in
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| it, too.Thanks to farmed catfish, this
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| | dish and brush with a little cooking
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| southern staple is showing up on seafood
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| | oil.4. Sprinkle the two cheeses and the
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| shelves in other regions, too. That's a
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| | parsley flakes over the fish and bake in
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| positive development. It's an inexpensive
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| | an oven at 350 degrees for approximately
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| food, yet one that is particularly high
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| | 30 minutes.5. Turn fish over and broil
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| in protein and other nutritional
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| | close to top heat of oven for 2
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| goodness.Nearly all U.S. farm-raised
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| | minutes.Grilled CatfishIngredients 6
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| catfish, by the way, comes from four
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| | catfish filletsJuice of 2 lemons1/3 cup
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| states: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and
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| | cooking oil1 teaspoon saltDirections1.
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| Mississippi. This industry employs over
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| | Combine all ingredients (except fillets)
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| 13,000 people. Catfish farming is also
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| | in a casserole dish to create a
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| economically important in parts of South
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| | marinade.2. Place fillets in casserole
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| America and Asia.So just what is a
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| | dish with marinade. Let stand in
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| catfish? The name applies to an
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| | refrigerator overnight.3. Grill marinated
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| incredibly large number of different
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| | fillets over hot coals 4 to 6 minutes per
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| species, but they all have prominent
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| | side, or until the fish flakes when
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| barbels, resembling a cat's
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| | pierced with a fork.Sarah Sandori is the
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| whiskers--hence the name. Most catfish
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| | food and entertaining columnist for the
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| are found in freshwater habitats, though
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| | Solid Gold Info Writers Consortium. Have
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| some--like the "cat" that sent
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| | you ever wanted to be able to exactly
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| me to the hospital--live in the sea.
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| | duplicate a favorite dish from a favorite
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| Catfish range greatly in size, too. Some
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| | restaurant?
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| are tiny, and may be kept in aquaria.
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