Mardi Gras Pasta With Shrimp And Crawfish Recipes

LOUISIANA MARDI GRAS PASTA

Steps:

• In a cast iron pot (3 qt), melt butter over med-high heat.
• Add green onions, mushrooms and andouille.
• Saute 3-5 minutes, add garlic and tomatoes and continue to saute for 3 minutes.
• Add shrimp and crab meat or crawfish cooking for 2 additional minutes.
• Deglaze pan with white wine and lemon juice and cook until volume of liquid is reduced to half.
• Add heavy whipping cream and, stirring constantly, reduce until cream is thick and of a sauce like consistency, approximately 5 minutes.
• Add diced bell pepper and chipped butter, 2- 3 pats at a time, swirling pan constanly over burner.
• Do not stir with a spoon.
• Continue adding butter until all is incorporated.
• Remove from heat, add parsley and season to taste using salt and pepper.
• Gently fold in cooked fettudcine and serve.
• This is also good served cold as a pasta salad.

CRAWFISH FETTUCCINE II

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet and saute the green onion, green pepper, and garlic until onions are opaque. Stir in flour and cook for 7 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add crawfish meat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the processed cheese, half and half, Cajun seasoning and tomato. Cover and simmer for another 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Mix together the sauce and pasta and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH YA-YA PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a rolling boil; stir in the egg noodles and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chopped onion, green pepper, garlic, and parsley. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the crawfish tails and Cajun seasoning; simmer 5 minutes longer.
• Pour in the heavy cream, mushrooms, and 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese; stir until the cheese has melted. Toss the pasta with the crawfish sauce and green onions; sprinkle with the remaining Cheddar cheese.

SHRIMP & CRAWFISH PASTA

Steps:

• Saute garlic in olive oil for 1 minute.
• Add Scallions & Cajun seasoning - saute for 1 minute.
• Add Cream and most of the can of chicken broth - Simmer 5 minutes (Note: the amount of chicken broth determines how thin you like your sauce).
• Add Worcestershire, Tabasco, 1/4 cup cheese, shrimp & crawfish - simmer 5 minutes.
• Spoon over cooked Linguini.
• Top with 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese.

MARDI GRAS PASTA WITH SHRIMP AND CRAWFISH RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta. Combine seafood in bowl with Cajun seasoning. In large skillet over medium heat, melt butter, add seafood, onions and garlic. Cook about 4-5 minutes or until shrimp is pink. Reduce heat, add half and half, cream, basil, and Parmesan. Cook and stir until heated through and slightly thickened (about 5 minutes). Pour over pasta and serve with warm garlic bread.