Crawfish Delicacy

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• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  small onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 1  celery rib, chopped
• 2  lbs crawfish tails, frozen, cooked and peeled thawed
• 3  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (1 1/2ounce) envelope  beef stew seasoning
• 4  green onions, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 3  cups hot water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1  dash garlic powder
•  hot cooked rice
•  fresh parsley sprig (to garnish)

Directions

1. Microwave first 4 ingredients in a 13x9-inch microwave-safe dish on HIGH 6 to 8 minutes or until tender.
2. Stir in crawfish; microwave at HIGH 6 minutes.
3. Stir in flour and next 8 ingredients.
4. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 15 minutes, stirring twice.
5. Microwave, covered, on MEDIUM (50 % power) 15 minutes, stirring twice.
6. Serve over hot cooked rice; garnish, if desired.
7. You may substitute 4 cups chopped, cooked chicken for crawfish tails if you desire.
8. To prepare on Stove Top: Saute onion, bell pepper, and celery in hot oil in a large saucepan. Stir in crawfish and next 9 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.