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Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Crawfish Etouffee Recipe

2 lb shelled crawfish tails
2 cup finely chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 T tomato paste
2 t cornstarch
2 cup thinly sliced green onions
2 cup fish or chicken stock
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1 t Hot Sauce (Louisiana hot sauce, Baumer Foods Crystal or McIlhenny Tabasco)
½ t salt or Zatarain's Creole Seasoning or Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
Hot cooked rice

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic. Cook 10 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute.

Combine cornstarch and stock in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Add to vegetables in skillet and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add crawfish, green onions, parsley, hot sauce and salt. Cook 5 minutes or until crawfish are tender, stirring frequently. Serve over rice.

Serves 8.
 
posted at 7:36 AM