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Crawfish Etouffee II



"I'm from Louisiana so that means this is a true recipe for Crawfish Etouffe. My family loves it when I make this recipe! If you can find crawfish fat use it instead of the tomato paste. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do."
Original recipe yield: 6 servings.
Prep Time:
15 Minutes
Cook Time:
45 Minutes
Ready In:
1 Hour
Servings:
6

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 bunches green onion, chopped
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 pound crawfish, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Stir in onion, green onion, green pepper and celery; cook until transparent. Mix in crawfish and tomato paste; cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Pour chicken broth into skillet. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water. Stir dissolved cornstarch into crawfish mixture and cook until thickened, about 35 minutes.