Dressed Catfish (3 Lb. Avg)

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Our dressed catfish is ready to be used for the experienced and budding chef. Gutted, cleaned, de-scaled, and head removed, all you need to do is cut your dressed catfish as you see fit. With meat left on the bone, catfish has a richer, more intense flavor and allows you to make any signature cuts you wish or cook and eat as is.

We might be able to tell what you’re thinking: catfish has long suffered from a reputation of being known as the “poor man’s fish,” thought of lower on the totem pole due to several myths surrounding the way they obtain their food, their nutritional content, and toxicity. Farm-raised catfish within the U.S. is one of the healthiest, most versatile, and possibly most sustainable fish available today.

Have you never tried catfish but always wanted to? If you are unfamiliar with this fish, catfish should taste like a slightly sweet, moist fish with a mild flavor less flakey than other white fish types—yet appropriately cooked, just as fork-tender. As to the catfish’s reputation for taste, some may say that catfish has a too “muddy,” or “dirt” flavor, or is bitter. In truth, Catfish’s flavors depend on what the catfish consumed and how well they were cleaned. At Wholey’s, we ensure that every one of our 3 lbs of Dressed Catfish is thoroughly cleaned, washed, deboned, and skinned for a truly elevated catfish flavor and experience you might fall in love with.

We think the best means to prepare our Dressed Catfish is to attempt the Southern favorite: Fried catfish. There are few catfish recipes as classic as Southern Fried Catfish, and serve these fish with buttermilk hush puppies and buttermilk coleslaw for a truly comforting meal. The optimal temperature for the oil for frying catfish should be 365 degrees F (or 185 degrees C), and about 3 minutes in the oil until crisp and golden brown. You can kick up the flavor of this succulent fried meat by adding several dashes of our Fish ‘N’ Fin Seafood seasoning or Old Bay if you have it for a deeper, richer taste.