Cajun Catfish And Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth or 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce (to taste)
• 1 lb catfish fillet

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, preferably cast-iron, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• 2 add the onion, bell peppers, celery and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and beginning to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 3 add the rice and cook, stirring, until evenly coated with oil, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 4 stir in the broth, worcestershire sauce and tabasco, bring to a boil, cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, rinse the catfish and pat dry.
• 6 with a sharp knife, trim the or grayish fat from the skin side and edges of each fillet.
• 7 cut the catfish into 1-inch strips.
• 8 lay the catfish strips over the rice, cover and continue cooking until the rice is tender to the bite and the catfish is opaque through, 15 to 20 minutes longer.