Catfish Sloppy Joe Recipes

RICK MOONEN'S CATFISH SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• To make the sloppy (BBQ Sauce) heat a saucepan over medium high heat and add the oil, onion, garlic, and thyme and a pinch of salt
• Cook stirring often until the onion is softened but not browned, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the sugar and water in a skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook, stirring the sugar in the skillet until the caramel is dark brown.
• Add the vinegar and clam juice and simmer until caramel is dissolved.
• Add the caramel clam juice mixture along with the ketchup, Tabasco, Worcestershire and white pepper to the onions and simmer for 20 minutes (sauce can be made in advance).
• For the Joe (fish) heat a saucepan over medium high heat.
• When the pan is hot add the oil, pepper, and onion and cook until soft.
• Add the paprika and saute for 1 minute.
• Add the catfish and saute for 1 minute.
• Add the BBQ sauce and bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and cook 6-7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, butter the buns and toast them on a hot skillet.
• Serving suggestion: pile potato chips and pickles on the buns for crunch and then pile them high with the catfish sloppy joe.

THE BEST SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and starting to caramelize in some spots, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it is browned, no longer pink in the middle and cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, red wine vinegar, paprika, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and heated through, 5 to 6 minutes. Spoon the meat onto the toasted buns.