Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Crawfish Étouffée

PAPPADEAUX SEAFOOD KITCHEN CRAWFISH ÉTOUFFéE RECIPE

Steps:

• Season crawfish tails with salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
• Heat 1/4 pound butter in a sauté pan.
• Add onion, bell pepper and celery. Sauté until the translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add crawfish fat or 2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 cups water.
• Add Creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and crawfish tails. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Dissolve roux mix or cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup water. Stir into the mixture until the consistency is to your liking.
• Add green onions and parsley. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Taste. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve over hot long grain rice.

CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE (PAPPADEUX COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Season the crawfish tails with salt, plus a little black and cayenne pepper. Heat the butter in a saute pan and saute the onion, bell pepper and celery until the translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the crawfish fat (or extra butter if you don't have any), plus 1-1/2 cups water. Add the Creole seasoning, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and crawfish tails. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Dissolve the Tony Chachere's Creole Instant Roux Mix (or cornstartch) in the remaining 1/2 cup water and stir into the mixture until the consitency is to your liking. Add the green onions and parsley, and cook an additional 5 minutes. Serve over hot long grain rice.