Catfish Pilaf

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"I made this for a work potluck. Everyone was surprised to find out it had catfish in it. Got many requests for the recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs catfish fillets
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 3⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped and undrained
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 1⁄2 cups long-grain rice, uncooked
• 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos, undrained (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• pepper

directions

1. Put catfish fillets into a lightly greased oblong baking dish.
2. Drizzle with melted butter and lemon juice.
3. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
4. Drain fish, place in a bowl and flake with a fork.
5. Cook bacon in a skillet; transfer to paper-towel lined plate to drain; crumble and set aside.
6. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in skillet.
7. Add green pepper and onion to bacon drippings; cook, stirring constantly, until tender.
8. Add in bacon, tomatoes, water, rice, pimentos, and salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
9. Cover, lower heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
10. Add catfish; stir to combine.
11. Cover and let stand 5-10 minutes.
12. Serve.

Reviews

[nott2339]

This recipe is like a Spanish rice with fish flakes. I liked it a lot, but I will reduce the amount of bell pepper to a half cup, and up the onion to 1 cup. I used some jalapeno sauce to splash over my serving to jazz up some spice. Thanks for the recipe!