Tammis Crawfish Etoufee Recipes

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.

CRAWFISH ETOUFEE

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon of the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the onion, peppers and celery, lower the heat slightly and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the remaining butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stirring constantly and rapidly with a small spoon, add the flour. Continue stirring and cook the mixture until it turns a deep golden brown, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the beer and cook for 5 minutes longer.
• Stir the thyme, oregano, bay leaf, cayenne, salt and pepper into the vegetable mixture and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the beer mixture, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the crawfish and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste and serve over white rice.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, melt butter; stir in flour. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is a caramel-colored paste, about 20 minutes. Add the celery, pepper and onions; stir until coated. Add the broth, water, parsley, tomato paste, bay leaf, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil., Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf. Add crawfish and heat through. Serve with rice.