Categories: Fish/sea 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
    1/2 lb BACON,DICED                         6 oz TOMATO PASTE 
      2    CLOVE GARLIC,MINCED                 2 lb CATFISH,CUBED 
      2    ONIONS, DICED (LARGE)                    Salt 
      1    GREEN PEPPER, DICED (LARGE)              Pepper 
      1    RED PEPPER, DICED (LARGE)       2 1/2 c  DICED, CANNED TOMATOES 
           CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES           3 c  FISH STOCK 
      8 oz OKRA, SLICED                    
  
      In a heavy bottomed soup pot, saute the 
      bacon. As soon as it startes to brown add the 
      onion and diced green & red pepper. Cook for 
      about 5 min more. Add the diced tomatoes. 
      Cook 5 min. more. Add the okra and the fish 
      stock bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. 
      Cook till soup starts to thicken(tomato paste 
      can be added at this point if desired). 
      Add the cubed catfish and simmer till fish is 
      done. Season w/salt & pepper. 
      Pass the crushed red pepper flakes. 
      NOTE: to spice up the soup add tabasco,grn.red 
      pepper. Can also add crab, shrimp, oysters, chicken. Went out fishing 
  the other day and caught a few catfish too small to keep but this recipe 
  came to mind. Its real good when made spicy and served with COLD beer. 
  04/29 11:17 Weird AL A.Green14 on Genie