My Crawfish Etouffee
My Crawfish Etouffee

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My Crawfish Etouffee is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. My Crawfish Etouffee is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

This crawfish etouffee is a fun and interesting dish to serve when entertaining. For some, it's an introduction to crawfish and Cajun food. Crawfish Etouffee Recipe photo by Taste of Home.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook my crawfish etouffee using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make My Crawfish Etouffee:
  1. Get 1 lb crawfish tails
  2. Take 2-4 C cooked rice
  3. Make ready 2 tbs flour
  4. Get 1/2 C ketchup
  5. Prepare 10.5 oz. cream of mushroom soup
  6. Make ready 2 C hot water
  7. Prepare 8 tbs butter, divided
  8. Get 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  9. Get 1 onion, diced
  10. Take 1 bell pepper, diced
  11. Take 1 stalk celery, diced
  12. Prepare 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  13. Make ready TT salt
  14. Make ready TT black pepper
  15. Make ready TT cayenne pepper

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Instructions to make My Crawfish Etouffee:
  1. Heat 4 tbs butter in cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add diced onion, celery, bell pepper, paprika, and salt and pepper TT. Saute for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally until completely translucent.
  2. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, stirring often careful not to burn garlic.
  3. Add remaining butter. After melted, whisk in flour. Continue to whisk for about 5 minutes to make a light roux.
  4. Slowly add water while vigorously whisking. Add ketchup, soup, salt and pepper TT.
  5. Bring to a slow boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally.
  6. Add crawfish tails, including the juices, and simmer while occasionally stirring for another 15-20 minutes.
  7. Serve over rice.

This traditional New Orleans recipe was handed down by my mother. Étouffée means smothered and we can't think of a more traditional or tasty Louisiana recipe than Crawfish Étouffée! Watch the instructional cooking video to learn how to make Crawfish Étouffée. The smell of Crawfish Etouffee or Shrimp Etouffee (my recipe), makes me more nostalgic for Louisiana than any other dish I can think of, even above Gumbo and Red Beans. Crawfish Étouffée satisfies all of my cravings. In a Dutch oven, add all ingredients except crawfish and green onions.

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