Crawfish Etouffee

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs crayfish tails
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 2 cups cold water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• creole seasoning
• salt, to taste
• 1 pinch thyme
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• black pepper, freshly ground
• cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• cooked long-grain rice

Recipe

• 1 season the crawfish tails with salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
• 2 heat butter in saute pan until melted.
• 3 add the onion, bell pepper and celery; cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add 1-1/2 cups water, creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and crawfish tails.
• 5 bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 6 mix corn starch in the remaining 1/2 cup water.
• 7 add to the crawfish mixture along with green onion and parsley, cook an additional 5 minutes.
• 8 serve over hot cooked long grain rice.