Louisiana Crawfish Etouffee Recipe

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!