Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Fish & Seafood recipes category.

Crawfish Etouffee Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup plus 2 TBSPs all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1 cup water
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 TBSP tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1/2 TSP salt
1/4 TSP pepper
1/4 TSP cayenne pepper
2 pounds frozen cooked crawfish tail meat, thawed
Hot cooked rice

Recipe Instructions:

In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, melt butter; stir in flour.
Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is a caramel-colored paste, about 20 minutes.
Add the celery, pepper and onions; stir until coated.
Add the broth, water, parsley, tomato paste, bay leaf, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; cover and simmer, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Discard bay leaf.
Add crawfish and heat through.
Serve with rice.

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