Pine Bark Stew Catfish Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Cut slices of bacon into 2 or 3 pieces and fry until crisp in a heavy kettle. Remove bacon and set aside.
• Peel potatoes and slice two of them into bacon drippings. Peel and slice onions; top potatoes with two sliced onions. Top onions with half of the fish. Sprinkle with about half of the salt and pepper.
• Repeat layers of potatoes and onions; top with remaining fish. On top of fish arrange remaining slices of potatoes and onions. Sprinkle with the rest of the salt and pepper and pour boiling water over the stew, just to top of the sliced onions and potatoes. Cover and simmer slowly until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, mix together catsup, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, and curry powder. Spoon of 1 cup liquid from stew and mix with this sauce, then pour it over the stew. Top with bacon. Simmer another 20 to 30 minutes. Ladle into soup plates and serve accompanied by corn bread or Hush Puppies. Makes about 8 servings.
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Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp in a large kettle.
• Add vegetables and water to bacon; simmer for 3 hours, stirring frequently.
• Add catfish and continue simmering for an additional 30 minutes.
• Just before serving, stir in ketchup and adjust seasonings.

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter in a large saucepan until transparent.
• Add tomatoes and next 6 ingredients to saucepan.
• Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Gently stir in fish; continue to simmer 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

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

Steps:

• Wash the catfish fillets and cut them into 1-inch pieces; set aside.
• Fry the bacon for 2 to 3 minutes in a large heavy saucepan; add the onion and bell pepper and cook until tender.
• Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer.
• Cook, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Add the fish and cook for another 20 minutes.
• Correct the seasonings if necessary and serve hot with cornbread.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, fry the bacon slices. Drain on absorbent paper, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Cut the catfish into bite-sized pieces.
• Remove all but a few tablespoons of bacon grease from the pan. Cook the fish and onions in the skillet until the onions are tender.
• Put the potatoes, tomatoes, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender.
• Add the catfish, onions, and bacon. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.