Crawfish Étouffée
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 pound peeled crawfish tails, thawed if frozen
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Steps
  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
  2. Stir in flour to make a roux. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
  3. Gradually stir in chicken broth and tomatoes with juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Stir in crawfish tails; cook until heated through.
  5. Serve over cooked white rice.
Tags
Cajun cuisine
seafood dish
crawfish tails
rice dish
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