Crawfish (or Shrimp) Etouffe'

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs peeled crawfish or 2 1/2 lbs shrimp, which have been boiled in crab boil and onion
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 2 large chopped onions
• 1 chopped green bell pepper
• 1 chopped red bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1/4 cup chives
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• seasoning salt
• cayenne pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 after boiling crawfish or shrimp until done, season them with seasoned salt to taste and set aside.
• 2 melt butter in a large, deep frying pan or large saucepan and add the finely chopped onions, bell peppers, celery and garlic.
• 3 cook over medium/high stirring constantly until soft.
• 4 sprinkle in onion and garlic powder to taste.
• 5 add crawfish/shrimp.
• 6 add remaining ingredients except cornstarch and 1/2 cup of water.
• 7 cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
• 8 dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 cup of water and add to mixture in pan.
• 9 cook about 10-15 minutes more until mixture becomes thickened to desired consistency.
• 10 serve over cooked rice.

Crawfish And Tasso Fettuccine

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 ounces fettuccine, uncooked
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup chopped tasso
• 1 cup sliced green onion
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb frozen cooked crayfish tail, thawed and drained
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 prepare fettuccine according to the package directions; drain and keep warm.
• 2 in a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
• 3 add in the garlic; saute and stir constantly for 3 minutes or until tender (don't let it burn).
• 4 add in the tasso and next 3 ingredients; saute and stir constantly for 5 minutes.
• 5 add in flour; stir to combine.
• 6 gradually stir in whipping cream and the next 5 ingredients.
• 7 stir constantly while bringing to a boil; once mixture is boiling, cook and stir constantly for 1 minute or until smooth and thickened.
• 8 add in crawfish tails; stir occasionally and cook just until heated through.
• 9 place fettuccine onto individual serving plates; top with crawfish sauce.
• 10 sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.

Butterflied Grilled Garlic Shrimp

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
• 1 lb raw large shrimp, peeled deveined and butterflied
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper (more if desired)

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, garlic,onions and lemon pepper add shrimp, tossing to coat.
• 2 marinate for 30 minutes in refrigerator.
• 3 preheat gas grill to medium heat.
• 4 pour shrimp mixture into foil pie pan and grill for 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and curled.

Crawfish Boulets

Crawfish Beignets

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 6 ounces crawfish tail meat
• 1 tablespoon creole seasoning (plus extra for sprinkling)
• 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
• 1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely-chopped
• 1/4 cup green onion, finely-chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted (plus extra for rolling)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 in a deep-fryer heat oil over medium-high heat to 365 degrees f.
• 2 in a large bowl whisk eggs until frothy.
• 3 sprinkle crawfish tails with 1 tablespoon of seasoning and add to eggs.
• 4 stir in bell peppers, green onions, garlic, salt, flour, baking powder and milk; consistency will be wet. using a large metal tablespoon, drop beignet mixture into oil and fry about 3 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.
• 5 do this in 2 batches.
• 6 using a slotted spoon remove beignets and drain thoroughly on paper towels.
• 7 sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon seasoning over beignets.
• 8 to serve, spoon sauce onto 4 dinner plates and place 5 to 6 beignets on top of each.
• 9 sprinkle rims of plates with extra seasoning.

Crawfish Bisque

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon
• 1/2 yellow onion
• 1 celery heart (usually the 3-4 stalks in the very middle with leaves)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup wine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 lb of frozen cooked crawfish, thawed
• 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups clam broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 dashes paprika
• 2 dashes cajun seasoning
• 1/2 pint heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons mashed potatoes

Recipe

• 1 heat soup pot at medium heat. finely chop bacon, onions, garlic, celery hearts then throw in heated pot. sauté until bacon browns and onions become transparent. cut butter and melt. sprinkle in flour and whisk to make paste add more if needed. cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. add wine and stir to get out lumps.
• 2 add crawfish cook for 5 minutes add bay leaves stirring 1 minute add stock stirring slowly, add mashed potatoes and seasoning. stir well to incorporate pots. simmer 30 minutes add cream and simmer 5 minutes.
• 3 serve with a crusty bread.
• 4 this works just as well with lobster.

Crawfish And Rice Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• cooking spray
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 lbs crawfish tail meat, rinsed and drained (cooked, peeled, and deveined)
• 4 ounces light processed cheese, cubed (such as velveeta)
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) container light garlic & herb spreadable cheese (such as alouette light)
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can reduced-fat cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 3 cups wild rice, cooked
• 2 cups long-grain rice
• 1 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. coat pan with cooking spray. add 1 cup onion and bell pepper; saute 5 minutes or until tender. add crawfish, cheeses and soup. cook over medium heat until cheese melts; stirring occasionally. stir in wild rice and remaining ingredients. spoon into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.