Crawfish Etouffe

Name: Crawfish Etouffe
Ingredients: 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

13 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

Season crawfish with salt and pepper and set aside.
2

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and saute onions until tender.
3

Stir in flour and mix well.
4

Add water, salt, cayenne, tomato paste, garlic, and lemon.
5

Cook on medium-low for 20 minutes.
6

Add a little more water if its too thick our starts to stick.
7

Add crawfish and cover.
8

Cook 8-10 minutes.
9

Finally add green onions and parsley.
10

Cook 2 minutes more.
11

Serve over rice.