Cajun Caviar

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 lb small shrimp, peeled
• 1/2 lb crayfish tail, peeled (available in the freezer section here in texas)
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup bell pepper, diced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons creole seasoning
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried thyme
• 1 1/2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• salt
• hot sauce
• 1 cup green onion, diced with green tops

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy skillet, heat 1 stick butter to sizzling.
• 2 saute' shrimp and crawfish on high heat for 4 minutes, then remove with slotted spoon, draining juices back into pan.
• 3 finely chop, but do not puree, seafood in food processor and set aside.
• 4 mince onions, celery and green pepper in food processor, then place in sieve to drain off excess liquid.
• 5 preheat skillet, adding the remaining stick of butter.
• 6 add creole seasoning and vegetables and saute' on high heat for 5 minutes.
• 7 reduce heat and stir in basil, thyme,garlic and cook for 5 minutes longer.
• 8 add seafood, worcestershire, flour and tomato paste to the vegetable mixture. cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• 9 add the green onions, salt, and hot sauce to taste and cook for 5 more minutes.
• 10 serve warm, spread on crusty french bread slices. garlic bread slices are also good too!