Crawfish Alfredo

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb crayfish tail, with fat (preferably la. packaged. shrimp or a combination of both can be used. actually the more the merrier.)
• olive oil
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 14 ounces frozen broccoli, pieces thawed rinsed and drained
• 1/2 chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 chopped yellow bell pepper
• 1 thinly sliced zucchini
• 1 thinly sliced squash
• 1 can corn, drained
• thin pasta or pasta or noodles, of choice
• 1 (8 ounce) can of chopped mushrooms, drained
• cajun seasoning, of choice (tony c's is pretty good or you could try my recipe of 60% cayenne pepper, 20% salt and 20% garlic po)
• 1 quart heavy whipping cream
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 4 ounces parmesan cheese
• 8 ounces of a good tasting sweet blush wine
• garlic salt
• pepper or garlic pepper seasoning
• 5 cloves of pressed garlic, to taste
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/8 cup scallion
• 1 pinch fresh parsley leaves
• 1 pinch ground rosemary
• 1 pinch bay leaf
• cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 always remember a cajun cook's measurements are by taste and feeling of the day therefore this was a hard recipe to write down.
• 2 all can or frozen ingredients can be substituted with fresh ingredients.
• 3 in a pan put crawfish (leave crawfish fat in for taste or rinse and strain prior to sauteing for a whiter sauce), wine, and a couple pinches of seasoning.
• 4 i use about 4 maybe 6 pinches of seasoning.
• 5 simmer on very low heat for 3 minutes.
• 6 take crawfish out of pan and set aside leaving wine and seasoning in pan.
• 7 in another pan saute the onions, garlic, bell peppers, scallions, green onions, and carrots in some olive oil until onions are soft.
• 8 about 5 minutes.
• 9 season while simmering with a few pinches of garlic salt, garlic pepper and a few more pinches of seasoning.
• 10 take the ingredients from the two pans (wine and onion pans) and pour into a large pot.
• 11 place on a low heat adding the zucchini, squash, corn, broccoli, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley, rosemary, bay leaves and heavy cream.
• 12 if necessary add more wine or cream to cover ingredients.
• 13 bring to a boil then reduce heat to low for 20 minutes.
• 14 stir occasionally and of course add a few more pinches of seasoning.
• 15 while sauce is simmering add corn starch and water mixture to sauce to thicken.
• 16 i usually mix two tbls of cornstarch with 4 oz of water in a glass, stir and slowly add to sauce avoiding clumping.
• 17 mix thoroughly and let heat for a few minutes before adding more until you get the consistency you want.
• 18 one you get the consistency you want and you have heated for about 20 minutes add crawfish in and continue to stir on a low heat for 10 minutes.
• 19 while main dish is simmering cook enough pasta for 4-6.
• 20 serve on a plate or in a bowl over pasta.
• 21 great with fresh green beans and of course garlic bread.
• 22 bon appitite.