Crawfish Etouffee

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 2 cups yellow onions, diced
• 1/2 cup bacon, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• 1 cup beer
• 4 cups clam juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 lb crawfish, precooked
• rice, cooked, for serving

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy pan melt butter and add flour to make a roux. stir constantly over a low heat until it takes on a beige color and loses the floury taste; about 30 minutes.
• 2 when the roux is done, stir in vegetables, bacon and parsley.
• 3 add in beer, clam juice, bay leaf, seasonings and half-and-half. stir, and cover pot. let simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.
• 4 nearing the end of cooking, add in precooked crawfish and serve over rice.