Harissa Charred Catfish

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    2–4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Salt & Shore: Recipes from the Coastal South

By Sammy Monsour and Kassady Wiggins

Published 2024

  • About

Catfish have a slightly sweet, mild flavor and dense, moist flesh. This bottom-feeding species is notorious for having a muddy flavor. It is not because the fish are actually eating mud, which causes folks to conclude that catfish are a dirty species, but rather an organic result of algae and microorganisms found in freshwater. We’ve discovered that the best way to avoid the funky flavor is to source US sustainably farmed fish.

Catfish are an incredible species for farm raising. The