Monday, June 1, 2009
Catfish Comfort.
Posted by Kat Robinson on Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:19 AM
I have grown rather fond of The Oyster Bar's po-boys and (only available on Tuesday) Shrimp Creole over the years, but this weekend was my first experience with Cat-touffee ($9.95). This hearty platter of Shrimp Etoufee topped with a crispy whole catfish fillet and served up with soft buttery French bread rounds... oo-ee. It's a pleasant balance between creamy and crisp. Not a whole lot of rice, but that's all right (less fillers, as it were). You can taste the tomato and the celery somewhere between cream and roux in the sauce. The fillet itself is saltier than I'm used to but very, very hot. Probably not the sort of dish you consider for summer -- but under the galactically icy AC at Oyster Bar, it works great.
It is Monday, so Red Beans and Rice is today's special, and it's all-you-can-eat for $5.95. Nothing to turn your nose up at, that's for sure. More info on The Oyster Bar at their website, or call ahead at (501) 666-7100.
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Etouffee never has cream in it, and shouldn't have tomatoes in it either. KAT: My apologies... I didn't mean literally cream, I meant the creamy taste to the etouffee itself. As for tomatoes... I include tomatoes in my own etouffee. Some do, some don't.
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Sounds delicious Kat. I'm a happy girl when I go for the Mon night RB&R feast & order up some yummy hushpuppies to go along with it. Can't wait to try the Cat-touffee!
there are so many things wrong with the oyster bar i don't know where to begin. i ordered Etouffee once and was served Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup over rice. really. And po boys aren't meant to be served on hoagies. the beer is cold and the jukebox rocks, i'll give 'em that.
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