Catfish Jambalaya

2 cups (475 ml) chopped onion
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped celery
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped green pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
nonstick Cooking spray
1 10 oz (280 grm). can diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
1 cup (225 ml) sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 tsp (1 ml). cayenne pepper
1 lb (.5 kg). catfish fillets, cubed
hot cooked rice, optional
sliced green onions, optional

Instructions:In a saucepan over medium-high heat, saut onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in fat free cooking spray until tender, about 10 minutes.
Add tomatoes, mushrooms, cayenne and salt if desired; bring to a boil.
Add catfish.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes.
If desired, serve with rice and top with green onions.


Comments
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (calculated w/o rice and green onions) equals 161 calories, 395 mg sodium, 66 mg cholesterol, 12 gm carbohydrate, 21 gm protein, 4 gm fat. Diabetic Exch. 3 very lean meat, 2 vegetable.

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Catfish Stew

Serves/Makes:8

Ingredients
2 lbs (.9 kg) catfish fillet cut into nuggets
1/2 lb (.2 kg) sliced smoked sausage cajun spiced
1/4 lb (.1 kg) peeled raw shrimp
1-1/2 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
water
2 tbsp (30 ml) Old Bay seasoning more to taste
1/2 tsp (2 ml) ground cumin
3 smashed garlic cloves
1/3 cup (80 ml) mahogany roux (flour browned in butter or oil)
1/2 tsp (2 ml) ground cayenne red pepper
1/4 cup (60 ml) uncooked rice
4 Tbs (60 ml) file powder (ground sasafrass leaves)
1/2 stick butter or margarine
1/2 tsp (2 ml) sugar
1 tbsp (15 ml) Sambal Olek (serrano chili paste)optional

Preparation
In large soup pot add beer, spices (except file powder), garlic, boullion cubes, bell peppers, tomato.
Simmer covered 20 min till skins come off peppers and tomato.
Add water as necessary from here on out.
Add roux and thicken slightly.
Add sausage and rice.
Add catfish nuggets and okra.
Add shrimp and crab meat.
Stir gently and simmer with lid on till rice is done.
When rice is done stir in butter, sugar, sambal, and file.

Comments
Serve with wine and french bread.

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