Crawfish Etouffe

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 lb crawfish tail, peeled
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large saute pan over medium high heat, melt the butter. add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and saute until the vegetables are wilted, about 10 minutes.
• 2 add the crawfish, garlic, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to medium. cook the crawfish for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 dissolve the flour in the water. add the crawfish mixture and season with salt and cayenne. stir until the mixture thickens, about 4 minutes.
• 4 stir in the parsley and green onions and continue cooking for 2 minutes.