Dee'S Crawfish Gumbo

9 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 gallons crawfish, cleaned and split between heads and tails
  • salt
  • cajun seasoning
  • 2 onions, chopped fine
  • 1 cup celery, minced
  • 1 bell pepper, minced
  • 8 cups water

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat shortening, add flour, making roux, and stir until brown.
  2. 2
    Add onions, celery and bell pepper.
  3. 3
    Stir until vegetables are soft.
  4. 4
    Add fat from heads of crawfish, stir until fat comes to top.
  5. 5
    Add water and seasonings, and simmer 20-30 minutes.
  6. 6
    Add crawfish tails, and cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
  7. 7
    Serve with rice.

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