Crawfish Etouffee Iv Food

CRAWFISH ÉTOUFFéE

Steps:

• Before preparing the vegetables, clarify the butter (not shown in video): Place 2 sticks unsalted butter (1 cup) in a small saucepan over low to medium heat. Milk solids will foam to the surface, then sink to the bottom of the pan. Cook until the simmering settles and the milk solids have separated from the butterfat, 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and strain to remove milk solids. Measure out ½ cup of clarified butter for use in this recipe. (Cool the remaining butter and store in a lidded container in the refrigerator.) Prepare the vegetables: While the butter is clarifying, dice the onion and celery and mince the garlic. Remove stem ends from red bell pepper and jalapeño, then slice the peppers lengthwise into thin strips. Discard the seeds and white veins, then small-dice the strips.
• In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat the clarified butter and flour over high heat; whisk to combine and get rid of the lumps. This will form a paste called a roux. As soon as the lumps are gone, reduce heat to medium, switch to a wooden spoon, and cook, scraping the bottom to keep it from burning. (If you see steam or smoke, turn the temperature down further.) Keep stirring to prevent the roux from burning, up to 30 minutes. As the roux cooks, it will darken in color.
• When the roux is reddish and on its way to brown, add onion, red pepper, celery, jalapeño, and garlic; stir to combine with the roux. Allow vegetables to sweat and soften, about 2 minutes.
• Turn heat to high and slowly add the stock into the roux mixture, whisking constantly. As the sauce comes to a boil, it will rapidly thicken enough to coat the back of a spoon. Once the sauce is the right consistency, add the crawfish and bay leaves; stir to combine. Season to taste with several pinches of salt. Stir in the chopped scallions and cayenne pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer, 10-12 minutes.
• Assembly: Taste étouffée and adjust seasoning. Stir in chopped parsley and juice of one lemon and stir to combine. Serve over hot steamed rice.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Combine the rice and 6 cups water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is tender and water has been absorbed.
• While the rice is cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, and saute until transparent. Stir in the garlic, and cook for a minute. Stir in the flour until well blended. Gradually stir in the tomato sauce and remaining 1 cup water, then add the crawfish tails and bring to a simmer. Add the green onions and season with salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes over low heat, until the crawfish is cooked but not tough. Serve over hot cooked rice.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter and whisk in flour to combine well. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until roux is a peanut butter color.
• Add onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme and cook until vegetables are soft, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add stock, tomatoes, salt, red pepper, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a boil.
• Skim surface, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add crawfish tails and fat, lemon juice, green onions, and parsley and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining butter and stir to combine well. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve over hot rice.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFéE IV (ETOUFéE)

Steps:

• In a heavy pot, preferably cast iron, melt butter and then add the onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook on low heat for 30-40 minutes until vegetables are soft and translucent. Cooking for awhile on low heat is a must, otherwise your dish may taste too oniony.
• Add flour and stir for one minute. Add crawfish tails and water and continue to cook for 15 minutes.
• Add seasoning and onion tops and cook for 5 more minutes. More seasoning may be added depending how spicy you like it. Serve over fresh steaming rice with Corn Maque Choux and Fresh Tomato Salad.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE IV

Steps:

• In an 8 quart stock pot over medium heat, add vegetable oil and margarine. Saute onions, green pepper and garlic until onions are translucent.
• Add crawfish to the onion mixture, and cook for 5 minutes. Add a little water to keep crawfish moist while cooking.
• Stir in soup and diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Sprinkle in parsley after about 10 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste while simmering. Water can be added to thin as desired.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, melt butter; stir in flour. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is a caramel-colored paste, about 20 minutes. Add the celery, pepper and onions; stir until coated. Add the broth, water, parsley, tomato paste, bay leaf, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil., Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf. Add crawfish and heat through. Serve with rice.

LOUISIANA'S BEST CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter in a heavy large skillet. Don't use cast iron. Saute chopped vegetables for 30 minutes on low heat, but don't brown.
• 2. Add flour to vegetables to make a paste; saute 5 minutes, but don't brown.
• 3. If you have shrimp or chicken stock use it, or you can make your own chicken broth by dissolving bouillon cubes in water. If all else fails use water and add to vegetable mixture, whisking to prevent lumps. Simmer on medium low for 45-50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste for flavor and add seasonings as needed. No matter how you like it; mild, medium or hot, just remember that you can always ADD more heat, but you can't take it out. The longer you simmer, the better it will get. If it begins to thicken add more stock/broth/water.
• 4. When ready to serve add crawfish tails to sauce and bring to a low boil. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add parsley, heat through and serve over white rice, garnish with sliced green onions if desired, and Leidenheimer's French bread. Ahhh, C'est ci bon!
• 5. *Cooks Notes ~ In New Orleans kitchens the Holy Trinity is a practically required group of seasonings; onions, celery, and bell pepper. When garlic is added it becomes the Holy Trinity wit' da Pope. Recipe can be doubled I always make my Etouffee as written, though some like it with some tomato in it (Creole style), so in that case these optional ingredients can be added. 1 can diced tomatoes 1 lg can tomato sauce 1 Tbsp sweet basil

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Add the butter to a large sauté pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Do not allow the butter to burn. Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery as soon as the butter has melted and sauté until softened, 6-8 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté 1 minute more.
• Sprinkle the flour over the mixture, and stir for about 1 - 2 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste, and begin adding the first 2 cups of chicken broth one big splash at a time, stirring well after each addition. Add the remaining chicken broth and stir to combine.
• Stir in the Worcestershire, hot sauce, Cajun seasoning, salt, black pepper, bay leaf, and diced tomato.
• Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, and simmer for 6-8 minutes, until the mixture is slightly thickened. Stir occasionally. Add the crawfish tails and simmer an additional 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with a heaping serving of fluffy white rice, and enjoy!

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Saute the onion, celery, and bell pepper for 10 minutes.
• Add garlic, salt, red, and black pepper.
• Add crawfish tails and saute for 1 minute.
• Add flour and stir. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Add water, bouillon, bay leaf, green onion, and parsley. Simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Serve over rice and with a fresh loaf or french bread.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE

Steps:

• In 5-quart pot, melt butter (medium high heat).
• Add chopped onions, celery & bell peppers, & minced garlic. Sauté for 1-2 minutes.
• Add 3 lbs of Crawfish tails (with fat if available). Mix well.
• Add garlic powder, Emeril's & Texjoy's steak seasoning, a pinch of salt (optional), black & cayenne pepper. Mix thoroughly.
• Add ½ capful of Shrimp & Crab Boil. Stir.
• Add Soups (Golden Mushroom, Cream of Celery & Cream of Shrimp). Mix well.
• Stir often for 2-3 minutes, making sure the mixture is heating throughout.
• Add 1 capful of Kitchen Bouquet & a generous sprinkling of Parsley flakes. Mix thoroughly.
• COVER & SIMMER on Low heat for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• After 20 minutes, uncover and sprinkle more Parsley flakes on top.
• SERVE over Rice. Serves 4-8, depending on appetites!
• NOTE:.
• If the etouffee mixture is still too thick after adding the soups, consider filling ONE of the soup cans with water and adding the water to the mixture. It thins out the etouffee a bit, but it doesn't affect the flavor much. Also, consider dropping a boiled egg or two in at step 8, and garnishing the final dish with green onions. Some like to eat the etouffee with cornbread. Experiment for yourself!

CLASSIC CAJUN CRAWFISH ÉTOUFFéE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a Dutch oven over medium-low heat, melt 1/2 cup of the butter. Add the flour and reduce the heat to low.
• Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture is a deep brown. Keep the heat low and stir constantly to prevent scorching, creating a Louisiana roux .
• Add the chopped vegetables and seasonings; cook until vegetables are softened.
• Gradually stir in the fish stock and let simmer for 15 minutes or until thickened.
• Add crawfish, green onions, remaining butter, and sherry; bring to a simmer. Simmer for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Cover the pan, remove from heat, and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Serve the crawfish étouffée hot around a mound of rice. Sprinkle with a little parsley before serving.