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Catfish Etouffée

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Although the classic Cajun stew, étouffée, is usually made with crayfish, it’s also delicious with catfish. The cooked butter-and-flour mixture, also called a brown roux, gives the sauce a nutty flavor. We added a bit of reduced-fat sour cream and stewed tomatoes to make the sauce rich and flavorful without a lot of extra calories or fat. Serve with brown rice.


READER'S COMMENT:
"Very satisfying meal and truly a value. I estimated per serving costs with rice included were about $2/2.50. It doesn't taste very Cajun and not like a lot of etouffees I've had, but I think so simple seasoning could change that if you...
Catfish Etouffée Recipe

Makes: 4 servings

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Nutrition Profile

Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low sodium | Healthy weight | High potassium |

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 14-ounce can stewed tomatoes
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 pound catfish fillets, cut into 4 portions
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream

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Preparation

  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring until the flour is brown and fragrant, about 1 minute.
  2. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes and cayenne (if using); bring to a simmer. Cover and cook on medium-low, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very soft, about 15 minutes.
  3. Sprinkle catfish with salt and place in the saucepan on top of the vegetables. Reduce heat to maintain a low simmer, cover and cook until the catfish is just cooked through and opaque, 8 to 10 minutes more. Remove from the heat.
  4. Remove the catfish from the pan with a slotted spoon. Stir sour cream into the vegetables. Serve the catfish over the stewed vegetables.

Nutrition

Per serving: 265 calories; 14 g fat ( 5 g sat , 5 g mono ); 67 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrates; 20 g protein; 3 g fiber; 454 mg sodium; 738 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (60% daily value), Potassium (21% dv).

Carbohydrate Servings: 1

Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 3 lean meat, 1 fat


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