…cats that is! Well, they’re not the glamour fish that the saltwater produces, but I have to tell you, catching a big fat blue in a yak while fighting the wind and out going tide is a good time! Can you say “Catfish Stew”? - oh yeah, pass the corn bread! 14 lber - biggest one yet since getting the yak (at least the biggest that stayed in the tank well but we won’t talk about that 
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Krooz
Nice fish Kroos.
Mornin’;
Tres Bien …I’ve got a recipe for Catfish Courtbouillon 
…your tongue will smack your Mama in the forehead for never having cooked it…
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Thanks murrayf.
p4r - I had to look that up. Most of the recipies I see on the net are fairly similar to the stew I make though I don’t see any taters in it. I think today is a good day to make up a batch. If you can share, please feel free to posts yours for the COO-be-yahn!! I understand if it must be kept secret!
Krooz
CatFish Courtbouillon
Catfish fillets cut into large chunks or nuggets
Juice of one lemon
2cup Onion, rough chopped
1cup Green bell pepper, rough chopped
1cup Celery, rough chopped
1cup Parsley,chopped
2 Garlic cloves,sliced
2 Bay leaves
5Tblspn Hot pepper sauce
5Tblspn Worcestershire sauce
2cup Water,hot
2cup White wine
3 Tblspn butter
*Hot cooked rice
In Dutch oven, heat butter, then stir in vegetables and garlic; cook 10 minutes, stirring often. Add Worchestershire sauce & Hot Pepper sause. Slowly stir in water and wine; Squeeze in Lemon juice. simmer 15 minutes. Add fish slices. Cover and simmer 20-30 minutes (until chunks start to flake),Adjust flavor, add salt and pepper to taste; then serve immediately in soup plates over hot rice and chunk of hot buttered “crusty” style bread.
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Cool. Thanks!
Krooz
Mmmmmmmmm That sounds good. Thx!
There will always be a large group of people that will be preyed upon, consumed by predators just like in a school of fish.
Some fish don’t venture out into the deep water, others do so only when they’ve developed big teeth, but most just swim along looking at how blue the water is.
Nice fish Kroos! Looks like I am gonna have to go after some cats mahself and try that recipe Were you using live bait or stink bait?
“Carpe Diem” does not mean “Fish of the Day”…
Mornin’;
.Sorry …yea the wife is laughin’. I’ve never used a recipe, and I had never written my rescipe down. She says I use more water then that. Women. Go figure. …OK so taste the poaching liquid before adding the catfish and adjust the taste. She swears that ratio of wine to water has too much wine (I never thought there was such a thing as “too much wine”) Left over poaching liquid will save for a few days, but I won’t leave fish in the liquid when I store it. Enjoy
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Ha! Yeah, my thing is I never follow a recipe and I always end up fiddlin’ with it. I tweaked yours as well - sorry! I used a roux, added a can of diced tomatoes and used some chicken stock in lieu of the water. Linda made some corn bread muffins and we had the kids over some cold ones and the Courtbouillon. It was a major hit! Thanks.
Nikonjedi… I was using cut herring…
Krooz
Mornin’;
Cool by me most Creole recipes call for tomatoes, mine is more true backwoods Cajun (mine is based on a very ol’ “Justin Wilson” Recipe …God rest his soul).
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