Crawfish Etouffee

Ingredients

• 1 lb. fresh or frozen peeled crawfish tails or shrimp
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 c. chopped celery
• 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 c. cooking oil, margarine or butter
• 2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
• 4 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 c. water
• 1/2 c. tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. ground red pepper
• 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
• hot cooked rice