Crawfish Etouffe
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
12 cups
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups red onions, chopped coarse
- 2 cups celery & leaves, chopped coarse
- 2 cups bell peppers, chopped coarse
- 1 teaspoon Tony Chachere's Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 2 lbs crawfish tail meat, with fat
- 2 tablespoons seafood boil, Cajun Land
- 2 ounces Contadina tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Bisquick
- 1 1⁄2 cups cold water
- 1 teaspoon file powder
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
directions
- On Ext Low heat in Dutch Saucepan, slowly melt the butter and slowly stir in flour, stirring constantly with wooden spoon.
- In 20-30 min., you'll have a thick brown rouge, the basis of all cajun dishes.
- Turn heat to med-high and add onion, celery, pepper, and TC seasoning.
- Saute until onion turns translucent add Italian seasoning and stir to coat.
- Add Crawfish tailmeat and fat and Crawfish Boil seasoning.
- Add 1/2 can of tomato paste and cook on medium to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Briskly stir the Bisquick into the cold water to prevent lumping and add to stew.
- Cook remaining 20 minutes on medium high and taste for ingredients coming together. Salt and white pepper to taste. Add file powder 10 minutes before finish.
- Remove from heat, ladle into serving bowl and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- Serve over white rice and compliment with crusty italian or garlic bread.
- Excellent with Pinot.
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