Do you have to remove skin from catfish?

Chef's answer
Many ethnic recipes use small catfish and simply cut it into 1 to 1-1/2 inch skin-on segments. ... Catfish fillets can be pan fried "skin-on" but the skin does shrink a bit and you may wish to score it lengthwise to prevent curling. Remember, when pan frying catfish fillets, catfish doesn't flake easily..
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Be sure to soak the fillets in buttermilk (or whole milk) first, because it really improves the flavor of the fish. Freshwater fish sometimes have a "muddy" flavor, and the milk will neutralize or wash out that undesired after-taste.
Catfish is low in calories and packed with lean protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals. It's particularly rich in heart-healthy omega-3 fats and vitamin B12. It can be a healthy addition to any meal, though deep frying adds far more calories and fat than dry heat cooking methods like baking or broiling..
While leaner fish contain fewer omega-3s than oily fish, tilapia and catfish (for example) still provide a healthy dose of these heart-healthy omega-3s. Tilapia is also low in total and saturated fats and high in protein, an exceptional nutrition combination. ... Eat this instead: Stick with domestic, farm-raised catfish.
The National Institutes of Health funded study by Weaver and colleagues looked at the favorable omega-3 fatty acid content and unfavorable omega-6 contents of commonly eaten fish and found that while catfish and tilapia contain both, they contain a high amount of unfavorable omega-6 fat.
Blue catfishBlue catfish are very good to eat. Fresh baits such as cut fish, shrimp, chicken liver, and processed catfish bait are best, while bait casting and bottom fishing are popular angling methods..
There are two types of food poisoning you can get from eating fish. They are ciguatera poisoning and scombroid poisoning. Ciguatera poisoning symptoms include abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Symptoms can progress to headache, muscle aches, and itchy, tingly, or numbness of the skin.
Undercooked fish can still have live parasites, so be sure to thoroughly cook fish and to only eat raw fish that is parasite-free. Toxins in seafood are particularly dangerous because they cannot be smelled or tasted. They can cause severe illness, including scombroid and ciguatera fish poisoning..
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