RatingDifficultyIntermediate
?There are many recipes for catfish stew, but most include catfish, potatoes, onions, and celery in a creamy broth.
Yields1 ServingPrep Time10 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time50 mins
2 lbs (.9 kg) catfish fillet cut into nuggets
½ lb (.2 kg) sliced smoked sausage cajun spiced
¼ lb (.1 kg) peeled raw shrimp
5 ½ cups (350 ml) imitation crabmeat lump style
3 bell peppers chopped (red,yellow,green)
1 med tomato cut in wedges
1 cup (225 ml) whole frozen baby okra
32 oz (896 grm) beer
2 beef boullion cubes
2 chicken boullion cubes
2 tbsp (30 ml) Old Bay seasoning more to taste
½ tsp (2 ml) ground cumin
3 smashed garlic cloves
⅓ cup (80 ml) mahogany roux (flour browned in butter or oil)
½ tsp (2 ml) ground cayenne red pepper
¼ cup (60 ml) uncooked rice
4 Tbs (60 ml) file powder (ground sasafrass leaves)
½ stick butter or margarine
½ tsp (2 ml) sugar
1 tbsp (15 ml) Sambal Olek (serrano chili paste)optional
1In large soup pot add beer, spices (except file powder), garlic, boullion cubes, bell peppers, tomato.
2Simmer covered 20 min till skins come off peppers and tomato.
3Add water as necessary from here on out.
4Add roux and thicken slightly.
6Add catfish nuggets and okra.
7Add shrimp and crab meat.
8Stir gently and simmer with lid on till rice is done.
9When rice is done stir in butter, sugar, sambal, and file.
11Serve with wine and french bread.
Ingredients
2 lbs (.9 kg) catfish fillet cut into nuggets
½ lb (.2 kg) sliced smoked sausage cajun spiced
¼ lb (.1 kg) peeled raw shrimp
5 ½ cups (350 ml) imitation crabmeat lump style
3 bell peppers chopped (red,yellow,green)
1 med tomato cut in wedges
1 cup (225 ml) whole frozen baby okra
32 oz (896 grm) beer
2 beef boullion cubes
2 chicken boullion cubes
2 tbsp (30 ml) Old Bay seasoning more to taste
½ tsp (2 ml) ground cumin
3 smashed garlic cloves
⅓ cup (80 ml) mahogany roux (flour browned in butter or oil)
½ tsp (2 ml) ground cayenne red pepper
¼ cup (60 ml) uncooked rice
4 Tbs (60 ml) file powder (ground sasafrass leaves)
½ stick butter or margarine
½ tsp (2 ml) sugar
1 tbsp (15 ml) Sambal Olek (serrano chili paste)optional
Directions
1In large soup pot add beer, spices (except file powder), garlic, boullion cubes, bell peppers, tomato.
2Simmer covered 20 min till skins come off peppers and tomato.
3Add water as necessary from here on out.
4Add roux and thicken slightly.
6Add catfish nuggets and okra.
7Add shrimp and crab meat.
8Stir gently and simmer with lid on till rice is done.
9When rice is done stir in butter, sugar, sambal, and file.
11Serve with wine and french bread.