re: Catfish Stew (photos)

can not imagine what the 10 pages on this thread are about, but this dish looks good, nice job.

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What does that mean?

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I finally remembered who you are and realized there is no point in having a discussion with you. You know everything and you are always right. Carry on in your little world.

Ignore the rude egotistical folks. No one is going to like everything people around here prepare and who cares if some of them do or don't. I certainly do not. You can tell by the comments who to ignore. They are the trolls. They troll for threads in which they can make assinine comments just to be ugly and rude.

And, you can make as many threads as you like unless an admin tells you otherwise. These people who think there are rules against posting outside of the WFDT threads are just silly. I'd rather have these threads separate myself so there's another disagreement. I don't want to have to scroll through a long thread of many different dishes to see what's there. I'd rather see the thread title and determine if I want to read it or post in it.

I always read your threads. Might not be a dish I'm interested in, but I might get something out of it. I'm not too high on fish stews of any kind and I have this thing about chunky potatoes in dishes. Just not my thing, but obviously some other folks are interested. I don't like that chunky potato texture and contrast for some reason. Love potatoes, but chunky potato soup, for example, is not for me and I would guess that most people prefer the big old chunky kind. Love pureed potato soup. Make it all the time.

Some years ago, the new craze started to put etouffee over any and everything from fried, grilled or sauteed fish to steak. That doesn't appeal to me. However, like Darla said, when something crunchy gets mixed in by accident and you get that crunch in the fluid part of the dish on a bite, it can be pretty darn good. There are a few dishes like that which I like, but I can't for the life of me think of an example right now except for some good croutons or crispy cornbread in a pureed soup. I love that crunch with the soup around it. Same concept, really.

Hell, I put fried chicken in my gumbo when I used the Paul Prudhomme method. Maybe we should make fried fish gumbo and use the oil from frying the fish to make the roux.

Chicken fried steak with gravy...crunch and brown or white sauce.. There are lots of dishes with fried foods in sauces, gravies etc...

As you pointed out, there are plenty of Asian dishes in which a fried or crispy protein is served in a sauce. It's not a new concept, so the surprise of some folks by adding a fried fish to a stew baffles me a bit. Not whether they would like it, but that the existance is some sort of oddball phenomenon.

Keep on keepin' on. Just keep your ignore list up to date.

Its easy to tell the folks who dont like the different foods on the plate touching each other.

Troll finished

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They have something to say about everything and must be heard.

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well, it might be a good thing that my kids,(intheir30's) always keep calling me deaf..

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And when they want to discuss whatever they cooked, THEN they start a thread.



Agree totally,,, BUT it still doesn't force anyone to click on it either...For the folks calling him nothing but a troll, if you feel that way, fine and dandy. Here's a novel idea, don't click on it, duh...

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Or one could complain about multiple threads for every dish and then start one on, say hamburgers almost immediately thereafter. Oh, the irony....

Looked really good until the very end. Not sure abt using the catfish fried. Would have used raw seafood or a firm fish, like shrimp, crabmeat, redfish or goujon. Seems like it turned out OK though. I would also put the tomatos in earlier to cook them down more.

Now that I'm single with a teen who rarely eats at home, I do not try these big recipes much.

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Ignore the rude egotistical folks.

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And use this Gif alot.

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And use this Gif alot.

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I had a dog that looked just like that a few years ago....

Classic!!

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You had a dog with no phucking front legs???

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The keyword, was had.

Two legged dogs don't live long.