Catfish Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans ready-to-serve beef broth
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 lbs catfish fillets
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced okra, thawed
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 saute green pepper, celery, onion, and garlic in hot oil in a dutch oven until tender.
• 2 stir in broth and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• 3 cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 cut catfish into 1-inch pieces; add to gumbo, and simmer 10 minutes.
• 5 stir in okra; cook an additional 5 minutes.
• 6 remove bay leaf.
• 7 serve over rice.