Cajun Fish Stew

Title:
Cajun Fish Stew

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Tabasco




Ingredients:





     2    Cloves garlic; minced


     1 tb Chopped parsley


     2 ts Salt; divided


     1 ts Dried leaf thyme


     1    Bay leaf


   1/2 ts Ground allspice


     1 tb Oil


 2 1/2 lb Fish fillets; (red snapper


          -or white fish)


     2 tb Butter or margarine


     1 c  Chopped onion


   1/4 c  Chopped green pepper


   1/8 ts Powdered saffron


     2 cn Tomatoes; (1 pound each)


   1/2 ts TABASCO pepper sauce


    10 oz Frozen okra; cut in 1-in.


          -pieces


   1/2 lb Cleaned raw shrimp


          Hot cooked Rice






 In medium bowl, combine garlic, parsley, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, thyme, bay


 leaf, allspice and oil. Mash together until like paste. Spread on fish


 fillets. Set aside.


 


 In large kettle, melt butter. Add onion, green pepper and saffron. Cook 5


 minutes.


 


 Add tomatoes, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and Tabasco pepper sauce; simmer,


 uncovered, 10 minutes.


 


 Add fish, okra and shrimp. Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes or until fish


 flakes easily when pierced with fork. Serve over rice.


 


 Busted by Karen Sonnessa 


 


 Recipe by: Tabasco www.tabasco.com


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Karen Sonnessa" 


 on Apr 16, 1998