• Cookbook Store

    Lots of great cookbooks and readers' comments.

    Click here



 

Catfish Bienville Recipe
   
Recipe Categories: Seafood Recipes
Yield: 8 Servings
 
Ingredients
  2  lb Catfish fillets (4-5oz ea)  
  1  tb Lemon juice  
  1/8  ts White pepper  
  1   Cherry tomatoes (opt)  
  1  tb Butter or margarine, melted  
  1  ts Salt  
  1   Parsley sprigs (opt)  
  BIENVILLE SAUCE:  
  3  ea Bacon slices, chopped  
  1/3  c Chopped green onions (w/tops)  
  2  c Milk  
  1/4  c Sherry  
  1/2  lb Shrimp, cooked, drained  
  1/4  ts White pepper  
  2  tb Butter or margarine  
  1/4  c Flour, all-purpose  
  8  oz American cheese, small pieces  
  1  cn Mushrooms, sliced (4 oz)  
  1/4  ts Worcestershire sauce  
  1  ds Hot pepper sauce  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Thaw frozen fish according to package directions.

 
  2. Prepare Bienville Sauce; keep warm.

 
  3. Place fillets on well-greased rack of broiler pan.

 
  4. Combine butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper; brush fillets with butter mixture.

 
  5. Broil 6 inches from heat for 8 minutes, or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork.

 
  6. Remove fish to warm serving platter; spoon Bienville Sauce over fillets.

 
  7. Garnish with parsley and cherry tomatoes if desired.

 
  BIENVILLE SAUCE:

 
  8. In medium skillet, cook bacon and onion until bacon is light brown.

 
  9. Add butter and flour; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth (do not brown flour).

 
  10. Add milk gradually, making a smooth paste; cook over low heat until thickened and bubbly.

 
  11. Add cheese; continue cooking over low heat until cheese melts.

 
  12. Stir in remaining ingredients.

 
   


 
  Printable Version  
  Add to your cook book  
  Add Your Comments  
  E-mail to a Friend  
  Bookmark @ Del.icio.us  
Rate this recipe
       Poor Best