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Crawfish Etouffee Recipe in a bowl of rice.

Crawfish Etouffee

Jen @PinkWhen
Learn how to make a true Louisiana style crawfish etouffee recipe. 
4.41 from 47 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course dinner
Cuisine Cajun
Servings 8
Calories 59 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 stick butter
  • 2 large onions 1 red 1 white, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 medium bell pepper chopped
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp red pepper
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 2 lbs crawfish
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 3/4 cup green onion tops
  • 1 tbsp parsley

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Saute the onion, celery, and bell pepper for 10 minutes. 
  • Add garlic, salt, red, and black pepper. 
  • Add crawfish tails and saute for 1 minute.
  • Add flour and stir. Cook for 3 minutes. 
  • Add water, bouillon, bay leaf, green onion, and parsley. Simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Serve over rice and with a fresh loaf or french bread. 

Notes

  1. Crawfish Etouffee can be made with freshly peeled crawfish tails or frozen crawfish tails. 
  2. Consider using fresh crawfish tails if they are in season and easily available. 
  3. Serve with fresh french bread. 

Nutrition

Calories: 59kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 797mgPotassium: 187mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 692IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg

*Nutritional information is a calculated guesstimate. Please note that this can change with different brands and modifications you may make to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements you're using with each recipe.

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