Louisiana Crawfish Etouffee Recipe

June 20, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Seafood Recipe at 12:25 pm |

crawfish etouffee.jpgWe’re celebrating Britney Spears’ new love for cooking with my famous Louisiana crawfish recipe, named for her home state.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound crawfish, cleaned
  • S & P, to taste
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon parsley 
  • 2 slices lemon 
  • 1 tablespoon green onions

What’s Next:

Season crawfish with S & P, set aside.

In a medium saucepan- melt butter & saute onion over medium heat until tender. 

Stir in flour gradually, mix well.  Add water, lemon, tomato paste & garlic.  Cook on medium-low for 20 minutes.  Add a little water if starts to stick. 

Add crawfish & cover saucepan.  Cook for 8 minutes. 

Add green onions & parsley & cook for 2 minutes. 

Serve over rice & you’re ready to do it up New Orleans style!

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

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