Catfish Stew Cuisine: Fish/sea Category: Fish/sea Servings: 8 Ingredients: 1/2 lb BACON,DICED 6 oz TOMATO PASTE 2 CLOVE GARLIC,MINCED 2 lb CATFISH,CUBED 2 ONIONS, DICED (LARGE) Salt 1 GREEN PEPPER, DICED (LARGE) Pepper 1 RED PEPPER, DICED (LARGE) 2 1/2 c DICED, CANNED TOMATOES CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES 3 c FISH STOCK 8 oz OKRA, SLICED Instructions: In a heavy bottomed soup pot, saute the bacon. As soon as it startes to brown add the onion and diced green & red pepper. Cook for about 5 min more. Add the diced tomatoes. Cook 5 min. more. Add the okra and the fish stock bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook till soup starts to thicken(tomato paste can be added at this point if desired). Add the cubed catfish and simmer till fish is done. Season w/salt & pepper. Pass the crushed red pepper flakes. NOTE: to spice up the soup add tabasco,grn.red pepper. Can also add crab, shrimp, oysters, chicken. Went out fishing the other day and caught a few catfish too small to keep but this recipe came to mind. Its real good when made spicy and served with COLD beer. 04/29 11:17 Weird AL A.Green14 on Genie Click Here To Return To The Recipe List  This Page Generated By: Cookbook Wizard For Windows Recipe Software