Crawfish Etouffee

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 45 minutes
by joelleen

Ingredients

6 tbs Butter

4 tbs All purpose flour

2 1/2 cup Vegetable broth or seafood, chicken or beef broth

1/2 cup Celery chopped

1 cups Onion chopped

1 cup Tomatoes peeled seeded and diced

1/2 cup Bell pepper chopped

1 cup Green onion chopped

1 pound Crawfish tails

1/2 Lemon juiced

6 cloves Garlic minced

2 Bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons Salt

Hot pepper sauce to taste

3 teaspoons Dried parsley

1 teaspoon Dried thyme

1 teaspoon Paprika

1 teaspoon Onion powder

1/2 teaspoon Dried mustard

1/4 teaspoon White pepper

1/4 teaspoon Black pepper


Directions

-= Instructions =- In a large, heavy saucepan, melt 4 Tbs of the butter over medium/high heat and whisk in the flour to combine well. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until roux is a peanut buter color. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, dried mustard, onion powder, and thyme and cook until vegatables are soft; about 6 to 8 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes, salt, red, black, and white peppers,paprika, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add crawfish tails, lemon juice, green onions, and parsley and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the remaining 2 Tbs butter and stir to combine well. Serve hot over cooked white rice.

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