Crawfish étouffée

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb peeled crawfish tail
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. add onion and next 3 ingredients; sauté, stirring constantly, 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in crawfish and next 5 ingredients; cook 5 minutes. stir in flour; cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.
• 3 stir in water gradually; cook over low heat 20 minutes, stirring mixture occasionally.
• 4 stir in green onions and parsley; cook 3 minutes. serve over rice.