Crawfish Etouffee Pappadeux Copycat Recipes

PAPPADEAUX CRAWFISH BISQUE

Steps:

• Boil the crawfish in a large pot of water. Drain the crawfish and allow to cool so that they can be handled easily.
• Remove the tail meat and save the head and shells. Place the tail meat in your refrigerator.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or a large saucepan. Add the crawfish heads and shells, paprika, and cayenne, and saute for 5 minutes.
• Add water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Strain the liquid into a separate pan. Crush the heads and shells to extract any remaining liquid and add that liquid to the pan. Discard the shells.
• Return to the heat and add bell pepper, onion, tomato, tomato paste, and cream. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently.
• Add the brandy and the crawfish meat. Simmer for 10 minutes. Serve hot and enjoy!

PAPPADEAUX SEAFOOD KITCHEN CRAWFISH ÉTOUFFéE RECIPE

Steps:

• Season crawfish tails with salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
• Heat 1/4 pound butter in a sauté pan.
• Add onion, bell pepper and celery. Sauté until the translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add crawfish fat or 2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 cups water.
• Add Creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and crawfish tails. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Dissolve roux mix or cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup water. Stir into the mixture until the consistency is to your liking.
• Add green onions and parsley. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Taste. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve over hot long grain rice.

CRAWFISH (OR SHRIMP) ETOUFFEE PAPPADEAUX RECIPE

Steps:

• Make Dark Roux (below). Can make ahead. Freeze extra for future use.https://www.southernfoodways.org/interview/how-to-make-a-roux/Heat 3 c vegetable oil in a clean 12 inch deep sided pan over high heat until smoking. Add 3 c flour all at once, stirring with a wire whisk constantly without stop. Stir for about 8 minutes, reduce heat to medium and cook until done (about 2-4 mins more) The color will progress from offwhite to tan to peanut butter to brick red to mahogany. When it is the color of milk chocolate, turn off heat and let sit offheat, it will darken further.Make Light Roux:Melt 1/2 c butter. Add 1/2 c flour, stirring constantly with whisk for 2 minutes until thickened but still light in color.Make Shrimp Stock:- If using raw shrimp and/or mussels: Bring water to a boil, place seafood in and cook until done (about 8 minutes, mussels should open and shrimp will be pink). Remove seafood from pot with slotted spoon (or drain through strainer reserving liquid). Peel and set aside the meat for another use, and return shells to pot with cooking liquid and all remaining ingredients.- If using shrimp shells: Rinse the shrimp shells under cold running water and place them in a 1-gallon stockpot with the remaining ingredients. - Bring the pot to a boil and then lower the temperature to a simmer. Skim the impurities that rise to the surface with a ladle, spoon or a skimmer. Simmer the stock for 45 minutes to 1 hour. When the stock is completed, strain the stockpot and immediately cool the stock using an ice bath of water and ice. Use the amount of stock you need, and refrigerate or freeze the rest.Make Etoufee: (can make ahead, chill, and heat with crawfish right before serving)1. Melt 1 1/2 lb butter over low heat until almost clarified (moisture has evaporated out), then add yellow onions and garlic, cook stirring frequently for 20-30 minutes until onions start to brown and caramelize. Stir.2. Add celery and bell pepper, cook until limber (about 10 minutes).3. Pre-heat roux in microwave. Add black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper, paprika, salt and blond and dark roux to butter and vegetables.4. Cook until roux dissolves (about 10 minutes).5. Heat shrimp stock.6. Add shrimp stock and bring to simmer; let cook for 15 minutes.7. Dice tomatoes into rough chunks, add and blend and cook for one minute.8. Remove from heat and place in plastic container. Cool.9. Add shrimp or crayfish to the etouffee and warm before serving.10. If desired, serve over white or 'dirty' rice. For a nice presentation, serve in a large shallow bowl with a scoop of rice in the middle

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE (PAPPADEUX COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Season the crawfish tails with salt, plus a little black and cayenne pepper. Heat the butter in a saute pan and saute the onion, bell pepper and celery until the translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the crawfish fat (or extra butter if you don't have any), plus 1-1/2 cups water. Add the Creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and crawfish tails. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Dissolve the Tony Chachere's Creole Instant Roux Mix (or cornstartch) in the remaining 1/2 cup water and stir into the mixture until the consitency is to your liking. Add the green onions and parsley, and cook an additional 5 minutes. Serve over hot long grain rice.