Louisiana Shrimp Or Crawfish Etouffee Recipe

Louisiana Shrimp or Crawfish Etouffee

From chefjeb 16 years ago

The French word Etouffee means stew, smother or braise. Most etouffees are more Creole than cajun, but whatever they are afantastic dish.

Melt butter and over medium high heat in two gallong cast iron Dutch oven or saucepot.
Add onion, celery and bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic and bay leaf.
Saute 4 or 5 minutes until veggies are wwilted.
Whisk in flour and stir constantly until flour is cooked. This is a white roux. Do not leave unattended and burn.
Slowly add crawfish or shrimp stock or water
Add tomato sauce and stir well
Simmer for 30 minutes, do not boil, stir about every five minutes.
Mixture should have a sauce-like consistency, add a little water or stock if necessary, but don't over thin.
Add crawfish tails or shrimp and cook until shrimp tturn pink. about 5-8 minutes. Do not overcook. Crawfish tails are precooked.
Adjust salt and add several shakes Louisiana Hot Sauce, or to taste
Add green onions and parsley and serve over cooked rice.
Note: Shrimp base can be purchased in paste form in gourmet groceries, but have a high salt content. Stock can be made by boiling shrimp heads and/or shells.

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chefkimmie ate it and said...
I love Shrimp Etouffee and this recipe has everything for an authentic dish. Shrimp shouldn't be wasted on a poor recipe. Thanks Chefjeb for posting this.
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" It was excellent "
linebb956 ate it and said...
Were all going to Jebs for Etouffee... This sounds great... On my list for next week.... Yummy. I like the light roux in this one.
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krumkake 16 years ago
You're making my mouth water way too early in the morning - gotta bookmark this one!
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Reviewed by 6 people

Were all going to Jebs for Etouffee... This sounds great... On my list for next week.... Yummy. I like the light roux in this one.

linebb956 in La Feria loved it
I love Shrimp Etouffee and this recipe has everything for an authentic dish. Shrimp shouldn't be wasted on a poor recipe. Thanks Chefjeb for posting this.

chefkimmie in Jackson loved it

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