Heathers Crawfish Etouffee Recipes

HEATHER'S CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Combine the rice and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is tender and water has been absorbed.
• While the rice is cooking, melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and bell pepper, and cook and stir until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the garlic, and cook for a minute.
• Mix in the cream of mushroom soup and water. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne. Stir in the crawfish tails. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Water can be added to thin as needed. Serve over rice.

GLENDA'S CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Melt the margarine, and then saute the onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic until tender. Add the crawfish tails, garlic powder and cayenne and continue cooking for 20 minutes longer. Serve over rice.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter and whisk in flour to combine well. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until roux is a peanut butter color.
• Add onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme and cook until vegetables are soft, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add stock, tomatoes, salt, red pepper, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a boil.
• Skim surface, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add crawfish tails and fat, lemon juice, green onions, and parsley and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining butter and stir to combine well. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve over hot rice.

CHEATER CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Add onions, bell pepper, and celery. Saute.
• Add soups. Mix thoroughly.
• Add crawfish tails, stir, and heat through.
• Serve over rice.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Make roux of flour and butter in a heavy skillet, and stir until blended.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring regularly, until dark blonde in color, about 10 minutes.
• Add chopped onion, garlic and green pepper, and cook until vegetables are almost tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add crawfish fat, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Optionally, a little water can be added to thin mixture at this point.
• Add crawfish tails, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add salt, pepper and cayenne pepper to taste.
• Add green onion tops and parsley, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.