Crawfish Etouffee Recipe

Serves 4 to 5

Ingredients:

  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 2 cup onions, chopped
  • 2 medium cloves garlic, chopped fine
  • 2 tbsp bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 tbsp parsley, minced or
  • 1 tsp parsley flakes (dried)
  • 1/4 cup celery, chopped
  • 2 tbsp green onion tops, chopped
  • 2 1/2 cup crawfish meat or
  • 1 lb crawfish meat
  • 1/4 cup crawfish fat (optional)
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper

    • Instructions:

    1. Melt butter in iron skillet or heavy pot.
    2. Saute onions, garlic, green pepper and celery until onions are clear.
    3. Add 1/8 cup water and simmer covered until vegetables are tender, about 15 min.
    4. Add crawfish fat and cook covered for 15 min on very lo heat.
    5. Stir occasionally.
    6. Add tails and other seasonings.
    7. Cook 15 min.
    8. Add green onion tops and parsley and cook 5 minutes for seasoning to blend.
    9. Serve with hot steamed rice.