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baked catfish dip in blue pan

Annie’s Catfish Appetizer


  • Yield: 10-12 Servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pound U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon liquid crab boil
  • Paprika
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 8 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 large orange bell pepper, chopped
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 1 small can sliced black olives, drained and chopped
  • 1 (8-ounce) package grated Mozzarella cheese
  • ¾ (12-ounce) jar cocktail sauce

Instructions

  1. FILL PAN with enough water to cover fillets. Bring to a boil. Add salt and liquid crab boil. Add fish and simmer for 5 minutes or until done. Remove fish and refrigerate until cool. Cut fish into small pieces and lightly sprinkle with paprika.
  2. STIR TOGETHER cream cheese, sour cream, Worcestershire, lemon juice, red pepper and garlic.
  3. COMBINE bell pepper, onions, olives and cheese in a separate bowl. Add 1/3 of mixture to cream cheese mixture.
    Distribute evenly over platter.
  4. SPREAD cocktail sauce over cream cheese mixture.
  5. TOP WITH fish and remaining bell pepper, onion, olive and cheese mixture. Serve with crackers of your choice.