Smoked Catfish Dip, Chow Chow, Cornbread Cracker – TCI

Ingredients

• 5 catfish fillets
• 8-ounce cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning, preferably Nick’s 26 seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce
• Paprika, to taste
• 6 large green tomatoes (about 3 pounds)
• 3 medium yellow or white onions
• 3 medium red, yellow, or orange bell peppers
• 1 large green bell pepper
• 1/2 medium cabbage (about 4 cups after chopping)
• 1/4 cup sea salt, pickling salt, or kosher salt
• 3 1/2 cups white vinegar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground celery, celery flakes
• 1 cup cornmeal
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour plus additional for rolling
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 5 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 6 tablespoons cold butter cut into six pieces
• ¼ cup buttermilk