How to Make Spicy Catfish Chowder - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a seafood lover looking for a new and exciting recipe to try, look no further than this Spicy Catfish Chowder. This hearty and flavourful dish is the perfect way to warm up on a chilly day, and it's packed with the bold and zesty flavours that will leave your taste buds tingling.

Combining the rich and meaty texture of catfish with the spicy kick of jalapenos and crushed red pepper flakes, this chowder is a true flavour explosion. The creamy base of the soup provides the per...

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 yellow onions, diced
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 zucchini, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer (golden ale-style)
  • 3 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
  • 3 tablespoons dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 (6 ounce) fillets catfish
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes with juice
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can water
  • 1 (12 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 8 servings

  • Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions and carrots until onions are slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Melt butter with onions and carrots; cook and stir zucchini and garlic in the melted butter until onions are translucent, about 7 more minutes.
  • Stir beer, seafood seasoning, parsley, garlic powder, chile-garlic sauce, sea salt, oregano, and black pepper into the vegetable mixture and gently lay catfish fillets over top of vegetables. Pour tomatoes with their juice over the vegetables and catfish. Cover pot and bring to a simmer; cook until catfish are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Break the catfish fillets apart into bite-size chunks.
  • Pour in a tomato can of water and stir in corn; simmer the chowder covered until vegetables are tender and flavors have blended, at least 30 more minutes.
  • Nutrition

    307 cal.

    • Total Fat: 15g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 57mg
    • Sodium: 1379mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 26g
    • Dietary Fiber: 5g
    • Total Sugars: 9g
    • Protein: 16g
    • Vitamin C: 18mg
    • Calcium: 83mg
    • Iron: 6mg
    • Potassium: 734mg