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Crawfish Etouffee

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Try this Crawfish Etouffee recipe, or contribute your own. "Cajun" and "Crawfish" are two of the tags cooks chose for Crawfish Etouffee.

"I loved this recipe.......i did add more chicken stock as it was too think with all the flour but that just made more for us to eat. It was delicious. I will definately make it again. My husband said it was the best meal he had in months. LOL>" - cfrancis

Yield: 4 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: CajunMain Ingredient: Crawfish

(4.8, 7) 67% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
1/2 cupUnsalted butter
1 cupCelery; diced
1 cupOnion; diced
1 cupGreen bell pepper; diced
2 clovesGarlic; minced
1/4 cupAll purpose flour
1 cupsChicken Stock
1/2 cupTomato sauce
1 poundCrawfish tails; raw
1/4 teaspoonCayenne pepper; or to taste
1/4 teaspoonSalt; or to taste
1/4 teaspoonBlack pepper; or to taste
1/4 cupScallions; chopped
1/4 cupFresh parsley; chopped

Crawfish Etouffee Preparation

1. Melt butter in large skillet. Add celery, onion, green pepper, and garlic; cook 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Sprinkle in flour. Cook an additional 5-10 minutes, stirring often, until vegetables are tender and roux is a medium brown color

2. Add chicken stock and tomato sauce; mixing well. Cook, stirring often, until bubbly and slightly thickened.

3. Add crawfish tails. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook 10 minutes (or until crawfish are tender) on low heat, stirring occasionally.

4. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste.

5. Add scallions and parsley. Simmer for a few minutes, covered, to blend seasonings.

6. Serve over rice.

Notes

Can substitute 1 pound of peeled and deveined shrimp for crawfish if desired.

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Calories Per Serving: 431
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Crawfish Etouffee Reviews

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Very good used chicken not crawfish. :)
10 months, 15 hours, 2 minutes ago
1 years, 1 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 14 hours, 57 minutes ago
Great recipe, used shrimp instead of crawfish. Thanks.
1 years, 1 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes ago
A simple, easy to make recipe. Not quite spicy enough for ny tastes, but I'll experiment more with it.
1 years, 11 months, 3 weeks, 18 hours, 19 minutes ago
I loved this recipe.......i did add more chicken stock as it was too think with all the flour but that just made more for us to eat. It was delicious. I will definately make it again. My husband said it was the best meal he had in months. LOL>
3 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
I am from Louisiana. No true etoufee has tomato sauce in it. There are no 'raw' crawfish tails. You HAVE to boil them to get them out.
3 years, 12 months, 2 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes ago
Can substitute 1 pound of peeled and deveined shrimp for crawfish if desired.
[I posted this recipe.]
7 years, 2 months, 6 days, 51 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Seafood
  2. Crawfish
  3. Cajun
  4. Main Dish
  5. Dinner
  6. Lunch
  7. Summer
  8. Light

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