Catfish Poorboy
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
2 Sandwiches
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 2 hoagie rolls, sturdy bread that doesn't flatten easily
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 jalapenos, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, julienne
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 (8 ounce) catfish fillets, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, freshly cut up
directions
- Cut rolls 2/3 through, leaving a "hinge.".
- Dig out bread from the crust, leaving 1/2 inch or so shell.
- In large skillet in 1 tablespoon oil, sauté garlic, jalapeño, red bell pepper strips, onion, tomato paste, crushed red pepper flakes and lime juice.
- Sauté for 3 minutes, then add 1 cup water and basil.
- Gently add room temperature fillets to the pan, pushing aside veggies. With pastry brush, brush liquid over fillets.
- Remove pan from stove top and place in oven under broiler and broil 8 minutes.
- Spoon some veggie mixture into bread shell, place fish fillet over, add more veggies, close and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef PotPie
Southworth, Washington
One of the old time founding members of Recipezaar. I live in Port Orchard, Washington.
I LOVE to cook and bake nearly everything!
I HATE to see people join the site, have no published recipes, but rag on another cook in a review on a recipe they haven't even tried or didn't follow.
Oh, and I hate cilantro, too. :)