Slow Cooker Catfish Stew – Garden & Gun

Ingredients

• 1 (28-ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes
• ½ pound slab bacon, small-diced
• 1 large sweet onion, small-diced
• 1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and small-diced
• 1 celery stalk, small-diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground mace
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 cups bottled clam juice
• 2 cups fish or vegetable stock
• 1 pound fingerling potatoes, cut into 1-inch-thick rounds
• Kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1½ pounds catfish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¼ cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
• ½ cup store-bought pickled banana peppers
• Freshly ground black pepper