Wayne's post made me decide to post this. <g> I work in a factory, and
last Sat, the supervisors decided we should have a pitch-in. I still
had about 4lbs of catfish left over from when my sweetie went fishing,
and made a catfish stew - intending on using a recipe my mom had sent
me.
Before I actually started cooking, though, I googled this group to get
some more ideas. So what I ended up making wasn't exactly Mom's
recipe...nor anyone here's specific recipe...and luckily it turned out
pretty good!
I sauteed some onions, celery, a *lot* of minced garlic and peppers
(yellow, orange and red) in olive oil and butter. When they were
softened, I added some flour and made a light roux. Then I added 2
cans of low-sodium chicken broth, and a large can of diced tomatoes. I
seasoned it with thyme, rosemary, celery salt and 2 bay leaves. Oh,
and some red pepper flakes for heat. I let it simmer for awhile, then
added the catfish, and simmered until the catfish was barely done.
Into the fridge for the night, then when I woke up the next morning, I
brought it back up to low boil, poured it into the crockpot and headed
off to work.
When the day was over, there was maybe one more bowl left, so I guess I
wasn't the only one who liked it.
The pitch-in was pretty good too...heavy on the desserts as usual, but
my friend had brought in some really good chicken and noodles, and
another woman made a huge pan of lasagna, so we weren't all going into
sugar shock!
Just thought I'd share.
Lisa Ann