Next time you have fried crappie, cook about twice as much as you think you will eat. Then ..................

1-2 quarts of tomatoes (cooked down)
2-4 stalks of celery (diced)
1-2 medium onions (diced)
1-2 bell peppers (diced)
1-3 cloves of garlic (diced)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Red pepper to taste
Table spoon or so of parsley
Any thing else you like to eat.... corn, peas, okra, etc.

Combine all ingrediant in a large pan and cook until a thick stew has formed. This may take a couple hours on simmer. Complete dish by crumbling and adding all left over fried fish. Serve over rice!!!!!!!! (Use any kind of fish you want and call it "Crappie Stew," "Catfish Stew," "Striper Stew," Etc.) Enjoy.

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I believe that's called Crappie Gumbo

I think the gumbo would call for uncooked fish and maybe some shrimp or creole crab/shrimp boil. JUst my 2 cents...

Either way that sounds GREAT!!! Keep the coming!!!

what he is discribing is what us cajuns call a courtbouillon which would call for uncooked fish added 15 to 20 before serveing .but do not stir to much this will cause fish to break up

here is a recipe of what im talking about 2 tablespoons butter,2cups chopped onions,1cup chopped celery,1cup chopped bellpepper, 1 can tomato paste, 1 can tomato sauce, 1tablespoon minced garlic,salt and pepper to taste, 4 pounds of favorite fish saute onions,celery,bellpepper,tomato sauce,paste,anndgarlic in pot.simmer for three hours on low to med. heat and stir occasionally . add salt and redpepper as needed. add fish and simmer for 20 min. DO NOT STIR AFTER ADDING FISH. hope ya"ll enjoy