date: 2020-09-30T14:52:30.147Z 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: Alvin Newman ratingvalue: 4.2 reviewcount: 31580 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: 184 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT30M" cooktime: "PT52M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it's me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, crawfish etouffe. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Crawfish Etouffe is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Crawfish Etouffe is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic. 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 get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have crawfish etouffe using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Crawfish Etouffe: 1. Make ready 1 lb crawfish 1. Get 1 salt & pepper to taste 1. Get 1 small onion (diced small) 1. Prepare 1/2 cup margarine 1. Prepare 1 tsp all purpose flour 1. Prepare 1 tsp salt 1. Get 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1. Make ready 1 tbsp tomato paste 1. Take 2 clove garlic (minced) 1. Prepare 2 lemon slices 1. Make ready 1 tbsp green onions (diced small) 1. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh parsley (roughly chopped) 1. Make ready 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. ##### Instructions 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 for this special food crawfish etouffe recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am confident that you will make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!