date: 2020-09-13T06:52:44.049Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/50289670/751x532cq70/crawfish-etouffe-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/50289670/751x532cq70/crawfish-etouffe-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/50289670/751x532cq70/crawfish-etouffe-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Johanna Wade ratingvalue: 4.7 reviewcount: 11805 recipeingredient: - "1 lb crawfish" - "1 salt pepper to taste" - "1 small onion diced small" - "1/2 cup margarine" - "1 tsp all purpose flour" - "1 tsp salt" - "1/2 tsp cayenne pepper" - "1 tbsp tomato paste" - "2 clove garlic minced" - "2 lemon slices" - "1 tbsp green onions diced small" - "1 tbsp fresh parsley roughly chopped" - "3/4 cup water" recipeinstructions: - "Season crawfish with salt and pepper and set aside." - "In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and saute onions until tender." - "Stir in flour and mix well." - "Add water, salt, cayenne, tomato paste, garlic, and lemon. Cook on medium-low for 20 minutes." - "Add a little more water if its too thick our starts to stick." - "Add crawfish and cover. Cook 8-10 minutes." - "Finally add green onions and parsley. Cook 2 minutes more." - "Serve over rice." categories: - Recipe tags: - crawfish - etouffe katakunci: crawfish etouffe nutrition: 296 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT24M" cooktime: "PT52M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, crawfish etouffe. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Crawfish Etouffe is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Crawfish Etouffe is something that I've loved my whole life. Here in Louisiana, there's nothing better than this classic during crawfish season. This recipe is easy and can be substituted with shrimp when crawfish are out of season. Crawfish Etouffee - a classic Louisiana dish with a buttery, rich and flavorful sauce with heaps of fresh crawfish tails and herbs and spices. Guaranteed to keep you wanting for seconds and even thirds! To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook crawfish etouffe using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Crawfish Etouffe: 1. Prepare 1 lb crawfish 1. Take 1 salt & pepper to taste 1. Make ready 1 small onion (diced small) 1. Take 1/2 cup margarine 1. Take 1 tsp all purpose flour 1. Get 1 tsp salt 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1. Prepare 1 tbsp tomato paste 1. Make ready 2 clove garlic (minced) 1. Make ready 2 lemon slices 1. Get 1 tbsp green onions (diced small) 1. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh parsley (roughly chopped) 1. Take 3/4 cup water This is the old fashion way to cook Crawfish Etouffee. Add the crawfish, garlic, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to medium. Learn how to make Crawfish Étouffée. The smell of Crawfish Etouffee or Shrimp Etouffee (my recipe), makes me more nostalgic for Louisiana than any other dish I can think of, even above Gumbo and Red Beans. ##### Steps to make Crawfish Etouffe: 1. Season crawfish with salt and pepper and set aside. 1. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and saute onions until tender. 1. Stir in flour and mix well. 1. Add water, salt, cayenne, tomato paste, garlic, and lemon. Cook on medium-low for 20 minutes. 1. Add a little more water if its too thick our starts to stick. 1. Add crawfish and cover. Cook 8-10 minutes. 1. Finally add green onions and parsley. Cook 2 minutes more. 1. Serve over rice. Learn how to make Crawfish Étouffée. The smell of Crawfish Etouffee or Shrimp Etouffee (my recipe), makes me more nostalgic for Louisiana than any other dish I can think of, even above Gumbo and Red Beans. Preheat fire to medium high heat. Serve your Crawfish Etouffee warm with a slice of garlic bread on the side. Crawfish Etouffee is a Cajun/Creole dish born out of Louisiana, a state known (and adored) for their abundance of crawfish. So that's going to wrap this up with this special food crawfish etouffe recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm sure you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!