Delta Catfish Stew

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Catfish is delicious. Some folks haven't tried it any way but blackened and pan-fried. This is really good! You must try this."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 medium potato
• 1 turnip
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup finely diced celery
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
• 1⁄2 head cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 1 lb boneless catfish nuggets
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• hot steamed rice

directions

1. Peel potato and turnip and cut into small diced pieces.
2. In a large pot mix together potato, turnip, tomatoes (with juice), onion, celery, clam juice, water, and garlic.
3. Season stew to taste with salt and black pepper.
4. Heat mixture over medium heat until it comes to a boil; reduce heat, and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
5. Add cabbage, and continue to cook, covered, another 5 minutes, stirring once in awhile, until vegetables are almost tender.
6. In a small bowl, toss catfish nuggets with paprika, oregano, chili powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
7. Add catfish to stew, and continue to cook until fish flakes easily with fork, about another 5 minutes or so.
8. Serve stew in bowls over hot steamed rice.
9. Have hot sauce like Tabasco handy.

Reviews

[mightyro_cooking4u]

This was soooo good. I made it and shared with co-workers, they really enjoyed it. One made it for her husband and he enjoyed it also. Made exactly as written.

 

[Calhoon]

Very, Very good. I also added shrimp, oysters, mussels and clams. Spices were right on the mark.

 

[Steve P.]

This was absolutely delicious. I had only had catfish fried before so was quite suprized at how good it was in a stew. The cooking times were right on target too. The fish cooked to perfection, just enough to flake without falling apart. I made two minor substitues for convience sake. The supermarket did not have fresh turnips in stock, but they did have frozen diced turnips. So I substituted 1 cup frozen diced for the 1 fresh turnip diced. I was in a bit of a lazy mood so instead of buying a fresh cabbage and chopping it myself I boght a package of cabbage already chopped for coleslaw. The carrot in it was so minimal it didn't change the flavor at all. This recipe is definately a keeper and I will be making it again.