Crawfish Delicacy

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 2 lbs crawfish tails, frozen, cooked and peeled thawed
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) envelope beef stew seasoning
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 cups hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 dash garlic powder
• hot cooked rice
• fresh parsley sprig (to garnish)