The first thing to catch, buy, or accept as a gift of the catfish. The main advantage of this fish lack scales and bones between muscles. Fish only need a good scrape with a knife to get rid of mucus and slime. Catfish have a thick enough skin, if desired, can be removed by cutting the fish. For this incision the skin around the head of the catfish and lowering the fingers in salt or hand towel for the fish to slip your fingers, remove the skin stocking to the tail. I have to remove the skin did not, because I got a very young specimen, not more than 3 kg. Then take a sharp knife and separate the head in the place where there are the pectoral fins. Then slit the belly to the anus and carefully remove the insides. It is important to ensure that was not damaged gallbladder, which is a transparent bag with a bright yellow-green liquid, located at the base of the liver. But I got som already gutted.

Thoroughly wash the fish and get rid of the films formed on the inner walls of the belly. To make cuts on both sides along the fins and remove them with your fingers or pliers. It remains only to cut the fish into pieces and cook the desired dish. Desired dish was the shish kebab. And kebab, it was decided to do without bones. I separated the fillet from the ridge, take a sharp knife and gently cut through the flesh along the spine on either side, starting from the head to the tail. This fillet and we will do barbecue. And the head, fins and ridge go to the cooking soup, incredibly rich and delicious.

To combine olive oil, soy sauce and lemon juice, this marinade to marinate the fish pieces for a couple of hours. Make more marinade not necessary, because the catfish the fish is quite oily and this amount of marinade is enough. No spices, except pepper is not needed.

Then strung on skewers and put under a preheated grill for 15-20 minutes. If Your oven no grill, no problem, you can just bake in the oven.

Bon appetit!