Savannah River Catfish Stew Food

SOUTHERN CATFISH STEW

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.

BRAZOS RIVER CATFISH STEW

Steps:

• Bring soup and catsup to a boil in a large Dutch oven over open fire. Fry salt pork and saute onions until tender in skillet and add to the soup mixture. Add all other ingredients except fish. If too thick, add 1 cup water. Boil five minutes. Drop in fish, and cook about 5 more minutes.

SAVANNAH RIVER CATFISH STEW

Steps:

• Line a plate with paper towels; in a saucepan, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, about 5 minutes; using slotted spoon, remove the bacon to prepared plate to drain.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease.
• Add in onion and potatoes to saucepan; cook/stir often, until golden, 5-7 minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir to coat and combine.
• Stir in the water and milk; add the thyme, bay leaf, and cajun seasoning; bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add in the catfish; simmer, uncovered, until the fish is falling apart, an additional 15-20 minutes.
• Remove the thyme and bay leaf; discard.
• Add in the parsley; stir to combine.
• Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning.
• Ladle into warm bowls and garnish with reserved bacon.

PINE BARK STEW - CATFISH STEW

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.

ALABAMA CATFISH STEW

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.

WHITE CATFISH STEW

Steps:

• Cut catfish into thumbnail-size squares.
• Salt and pepper pieces pretty heavily and put into refrigerator until time to use.
• Peel the boiled eggs and chop into small pieces.
• Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes and cover with water until ready to use.
• Peel onions and slice into rings.
• Fry fatback crisp.
• Put pieces aside and pour drippings into a large pot.
• Bring fatback drippings to a medium heat, add onions and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally; remove onions to a bowl.
• Put about 4 or 5 cups of water in the pot, bring to a boil, put the potatoes in the pot.
• You might have to add more fresh water to barely cover the potatoes.
• Cook about 15 or 20 minutes;I crumble up the fried fatback and put it in with the potatoes, but you don't have to.
• Put the onions back in the pot with the potatoes and bring to almost a boil, throw in a handful of fish, stir a little, throw in some more fish, stir a little more, do this until you use all the fish.
• I use a long skinny spoon so the fish won't get all mashed up; I like chunks of fish in the stew.
• Add the boiled eggs and stir.
• Cook on medium for about 6 minutes.
• Stir a couple of times to be sure the potatoes aren't sticking to the bottom of the pot.
• Taste.
• Add more salt, pepper, and hot sauce if needed.
• Enjoy!

DELTA CATFISH STEW

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.

CATFISH STEW

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.