Indonesian Catfish with Cucumber Salad

Description
A Catfish recipe.

Ingredients

 * 16 wooden skewers
 * ¼ cup soy sauce
 * 1 tablespoon vinegar
 * 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar
 * ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
 * 1 clove garlic, crushed
 * 4 U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets

Cucumber salad

 * 2 cucumbers, thinly sliced
 * 1 onion, thinly sliced
 * ½ cup vinegar
 * 1 cup water
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon liquid, non-sugar sweetener
 * 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Directions

 * 1) Soak the wooden skewers in water and refrigerate for 1 hour.
 * 2) This will prevent the wood from burning during cooking.
 * 3) Combine the soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic in a small bowl.
 * 4) Stir well to dissolve the sugar.
 * 5) Set aside.
 * 6) Cut the catfish fillets, lengthwise, into four thin strips.
 * 7) Two of the strips will be longer than the others.
 * 8) Thread one catfish strip onto each wooden skewer.
 * 9) Cover the catfish skewers with the marinade and refrigerate for several hours.
 * 10) When ready to serve, grill the skewers for 3 minutes per side and serve warm on a bed of cucumber salad as a first course, or from a buffet table with a choice of sauces.

Cucumber salad

 * 1) Place cucumbers and onion in a glass bowl.
 * 2) Add remaining ingredients, and mix thoroughly.
 * 3) Refrigerate for several hours if possible.
 * 4) This salad will hold refrigerated for several days.